Help me skip stop & skid
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Help me skip stop & skid
okay, so im small in size and weight, maybe 125lbs and 5'6", and i need help, my gearing is 46/16 so im having trouble holding skids and skipping, but any lower gearing and i just feel im spinning all the time. please help.
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1. skips are usually the result when first learnin' to skid.
2. when learning to skid, drop the ratio to 70 gear inches or lower (the better). the biggest obstacle for rookies is overcoming the friction due to their ignorance of how much strength to apply; they never apply nearly enough. until that happens, they'll never "get it".
3. once they get it, they'll be skipping around until they've built the strength to hold it.
start small ppl.
2. when learning to skid, drop the ratio to 70 gear inches or lower (the better). the biggest obstacle for rookies is overcoming the friction due to their ignorance of how much strength to apply; they never apply nearly enough. until that happens, they'll never "get it".
3. once they get it, they'll be skipping around until they've built the strength to hold it.
start small ppl.
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1. skips are usually the result when first learnin' to skid.
2. when learning to skid, drop the ratio to 70 gear inches or lower (the better). the biggest obstacle for rookies is overcoming the friction due to their ignorance of how much strength to apply; they never apply nearly enough. until that happens, they'll never "get it".
3. once they get it, they'll be skipping around until they've built the strength to hold it.
start small ppl.
2. when learning to skid, drop the ratio to 70 gear inches or lower (the better). the biggest obstacle for rookies is overcoming the friction due to their ignorance of how much strength to apply; they never apply nearly enough. until that happens, they'll never "get it".
3. once they get it, they'll be skipping around until they've built the strength to hold it.
start small ppl.
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Low gear ratio
Wet asphalt
Bullhorns
You'll learn to skid.
Just don't try whip skids on wet roads....unless you have a camera
Wet asphalt
Bullhorns
You'll learn to skid.
Just don't try whip skids on wet roads....unless you have a camera
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I guess I'm not weird, I do it the same way. If my right foot is forward then I have my front wheel pointing left. I can actually trackstand for quite a bit, but I should really learn the right way. There's gotta be a reason most people do it that way.
Also, skip stops... How is it hard to learn? Not trying to be a dick but don't you just pop your back wheel up while locking your legs and you keep doing it to slow down? I remember learning it in like 10 seconds when I was a noob with no help. Unless I do it completely wrong......
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Not asking people on the internet and just riding my bike is what made it click for me.
I mean, seriously, all yer doing is stopping yer wheel from moving. Its simple. More time riding, less time not riding.
I mean, seriously, all yer doing is stopping yer wheel from moving. Its simple. More time riding, less time not riding.
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i can easily skid in something lower, like my friends 44/17 is easy for me, but on my higher ratio i just cannot get the back wheel to hold the skid, even with all my weight on the front wheel, but i am getting much better at skipping.
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yes, i have plenty of muscle, i routinely start and can maintain great speed and climb hills even in my current ratio, i feel i might just be not using the right technique for skidding or my low body mass makes it much easier for the inertia of the pedals to throw me around and stop my skid, literally when i try, even balls to my stem, the pedals pick me up no matter how hard i resist.
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The issue is the jitters, loki. You need to kick the smack first, only then can sw8 skids be part of your life. peace.
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yes, i have plenty of muscle, i routinely start and can maintain great speed and climb hills even in my current ratio, i feel i might just be not using the right technique for skidding or my low body mass makes it much easier for the inertia of the pedals to throw me around and stop my skid, literally when i try, even balls to my stem, the pedals pick me up no matter how hard i resist.
technique is for those who dont have the strength to do this, outright, while seated.
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Drop your ratio with a larger rear cog - try a 20 or so, then try and go back to your 16. I'm new to fixed gear running 48/20, and still look ironing out the wrinkles - I'll drop the rear cog to an 18 later in the year when I'm a little more confident.
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if they lock the dumpster, just go in the day, eff it. It don't look so bad if you pull up on a nice bike.