Why I will never ride with brakes.
08-21-08, 06:30 AM
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Wow, I'm quite shocked how many replies this got. I read one of them that said I don't know what Zen is, but, I do. I have practiced Buddhism for a time. Some people will meditate sitting in their house cross legged with the eyes half way closed thinking of their enemies as their friends. But for me, when I am on my fixie, that is my way of meditating. I breathe the air and live in the moment.
But at the same time, while riding without brakes, you have to look far ahead of you for obstacles that will occur.
But at the same time, while riding without brakes, you have to look far ahead of you for obstacles that will occur.
The "worst analogy of the year" would be one that wasn't logical...mine works. Pizza with cheese is the standard just like a track bike without brakes is the standard. People getting pissy about somebody riding a track bike without brakes makes about as much sense as being shocked by somebody who wants cheese on their pizza.
Genocide is like just like wearing your clothes backwards. Most of the people aren't commiting acts of genocide just like most of the time people aren't wearing their clothes backwards. People getting pissy about genocide makes about as much sense as being shocked by kris kross.
08-21-08, 06:45 AM
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You couldn't be more right with this statement! I am new on this board and already realized this in the first couple of days.
08-21-08, 06:46 AM
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Genocide is like just like wearing your clothes backwards. Most of the people aren't commiting acts of genocide just like most of the time people aren't wearing their clothes backwards. People getting pissy about genocide makes about as much sense as being shocked by kris kross.
08-21-08, 07:32 AM
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No, because anyone named Joe is definitely a douschebag.
If it's in NYC, and cars are not allowed, it is a sidewalk. Bikepath is the equivalent to a front brake. Tuck in your skirt & ride on the street.
08-21-08, 07:38 AM
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@Tr909
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
See it on my velospace link below. I regularly ride down to Battery Park City from Harlem. If you see me in the street, come over & say hi.
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
See it on my velospace link below. I regularly ride down to Battery Park City from Harlem. If you see me in the street, come over & say hi.
08-21-08, 08:00 AM
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@Tr909
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
If it's in NYC, and cars are not allowed, it is a sidewalk. Bikepath is the equivalent to a front brake. Tuck in your skirt & ride on the street.
08-21-08, 08:07 AM
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08-21-08, 08:15 AM
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@Tr909
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
See it on my velospace link below. I regularly ride down to Battery Park City from Harlem. If you see me in the street, come over & say hi.
I needed a whole seprate space for this.
The BD Windsor Hour is the deal of the century. Great platform off of which to build if one chooses, or good enough to ride it like it is. The best part? It comes without brakes.
I love that people think that is there isn't some well know brand name associated with something that must mean it is crap. That just shows that you are a follower, afraid of what other people think, that if your bike is not a well known brand, you'll be nothing. Wait, that's just it! You need those names to be somebody. A confident man can do it with a nameless bike & still look great. My bike is solid & I couldn't be happier with it.
See it on my velospace link below. I regularly ride down to Battery Park City from Harlem. If you see me in the street, come over & say hi.
Bruh, I said nothing of your Windsor Hour. Probably because I also don't see how what brand of bike you ride is relevant. Please read my posts again and tell me where I drop brand names or call you out on what you ride. All of my posts have been of the inclusive (we all ride bikes) vein and many of yours are exclusionary and condescending. Again, you turn in an entire paragraph where you namecall and assume without caring enough to read what you are rebutting. My riding buddy has been on a bike since the late 70's riding both brakeless and on a geared road bike and *gasp* a wussy singlespeed. You think he gives a damn whether people use their brake or not? All he cares about is that you don't cause him to crash on the road.
A confident man does not worry who's a follower and who's a leader, he's too busy doing what makes him happy to care where he stands in other people's eyes.
08-21-08, 08:21 AM
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If you knew Zen or Buddhism, or almost any other kind of spiritual and moral practice, you would value your responsibility towards others and to your broader community. This means that unless you're riding on a closed track, you will have brakes on your bike instead of acting like some kind of self-centered social miscreant.
08-21-08, 08:23 AM
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If you knew Zen or Buddhism, or almost any other kind of spiritual and moral practice, you would value your responsibility towards others and to your broader community. This means that unless you're riding on a closed track, you will have brakes on your bike instead of acting like some kind of self-centered social miscreant.
08-21-08, 08:49 AM
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The "worst analogy of the year" would be one that wasn't logical...mine works. Pizza with cheese is the standard just like a track bike without brakes is the standard. People getting pissy about somebody riding a track bike without brakes makes about as much sense as being shocked by somebody who wants cheese on their pizza.
08-21-08, 09:27 AM
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Don't worry man, there are a few of us on who here know what you mean. Too bad this forum is full of high school & college kids who are scared wannabe internet tough guy wimps (and older guys trying to identify with the latter so they side with them) who overcompensate for their shortcomings with brakes. This thread will go on for about 5 pages more with nothing positive. Enjoy your riding & don't let these jerks deter you. I really wish I could meet some of these guys in person.
Who knows, I may be the man bites dog though...
My awesome life aside, I think my main point is that yuuuuuurrrrr gaaaaaay.
08-21-08, 10:22 AM
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i love the kids new to "fixies" who brag about riding brakeless. as if that gains them points or some ****.
i guess by that rational, ted shred is cooler than any of you.
what's also amusing is the amount of kids buying fixed gears acting like they know all about bikes, when this is the first bike they've had since 4th grade.
why did i come back to BF?
i guess by that rational, ted shred is cooler than any of you.
what's also amusing is the amount of kids buying fixed gears acting like they know all about bikes, when this is the first bike they've had since 4th grade.
why did i come back to BF?
08-21-08, 11:59 AM
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It is true that in any religion there is a focus on instructing the individual in a manner that benefits the group, but riding brakeless (if you are conscientious) does not have to be an act of social menace.
i ride both with and without brakes, and the way that you think is very different depending on the platform. i enjoy riding my brakeless fixed gear more than ones with brakes. even though i generally go slower and spend more time being cautious, the utter simplicity and the feel appeals to me.
Now before you guys jump on me for being another crazy bay area hooligan, let me explain that i use my beater bike (with brakes) when i am commuting, if there is going to be a large number of people, and a number of other times. When it comes to riding for pleasure, i seek out as empty a road as i can pedal to and spend my time there. (this all changes when i am back in SB as there are miles and miles of bike paths and the vast majority of them are very flat)
08-21-08, 12:06 PM
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has no one heard the story of the time I plowed into a cop car riding riding brakeless going down a hill and got charged with assaulting an officer.
08-21-08, 12:16 PM
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Well, I just got off the phone with God and he said he couldn't care less about the brake/no brake issue since all us fixed gear riders were going straight to hell anyways.
Dang! and He called me collect, too.
Dang! and He called me collect, too.
