Comments on: Fixed Gear Braking Compared To a Coaster Brake

By: wow lol

wow lol — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:20:28 +0000

from a bmx and road bike riders perspective, bmx is fine brakeless, if youre having a hand at free or just use is as a “strip-mall crusier” i have stopped and have seen many kids stop like how nick says, foot in the back tire. when it comes to things over 30 mph or riding alongside traffic, you’re simply an idiot for not having brakes. its just endangering yourself. and why is there all this disrespect towards other riders? we all ride bikes. stop trying to feel important by doing dumb things. riding downhill without brakes is not good for anyone. (except maybe feeling better by being an up-yourself idiot)

By: youre wrong

youre wrong — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:17:34 +0000

Brady is right, you are still wrong, the fixed gear trend involves commuters and people who ride their bikes often(and usually know what they’re doing), a far worse trend is the weekend rider, spandex, bike jersey, road biker. Those people for the most part cannot ride bikes, i do not recommend a fixed gear for that type of rider, as i would not recommend they ride a bike at all. i could go on forever criticizing those people but that is for a different thread

By: youre wrong

youre wrong — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:07:14 +0000

on a fixed gear by skidding alone you can reverse the spin on the wheel while still going forward, the increase in friction allows you to stop faster.on a track bike the seat is closer to the back wheel, while hand brakes can only use the strength of you hand, someone who skids without leaving the seat will stop faster as all their body weight will be on the back wheel(the fixed gear brake)fixed gears brake directly, their are no metal joints or cables in between. fixed gears are not brakeless bikes, they just use a mechanism unfamiliar to many people and with far fewer moving parts that need to be maintained.
Again to further dispel fixed gear misconceptions, you do not need to skid to stop as you do not need a front brake. skidding is fun, but you can bike through any city and stop only by resisting the pedals. Skidding can effectively be used to stop in an emergency, but most of the time when you see someone else on a bike skidding, it is because they are having fun doing something you cant. Every bike has its purpose and and every rider has their bike(s), please get over it bike nazis and stop spreading misinformation

By: Poi

Poi — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:38:25 +0000

You lot moaning at each other are even worse. I ride a fixed gear with a front brake (which I use to stop) becuase I enjoy it. I also have a mountain bike I ride now and again when I want a change and I would also like a road bike with plently of gears. Who the hell cares.

By: Brady

Brady — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:10:18 +0000

Of course a front brake will allowed you stop quicker. But that said I live in a very hilly part of new Hampshire and I run with out any brakes. I have put well over 3000+ miles on my sputnik without them. You just have to use your head. You also don’t need to skid to stop you can skip stop with out a skid. I have completed many centuries of my fixed gear and without multiple gears or brakes or without gay looking outfits. All of you wanna be racers should have brakes because you don’t have the skill to ride a fixed never mind brakeless.

By: quilty

quilty — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:37:09 +0000

i ride a fixed gear w/ a front brake. i can ride a 15-cog and go as fast as i please and not have to worry about initiating a dangerous skid to stop at a light, or avoid an obstacle (whatever anyone says, it will not stop you faster than a front brake.) i enjoy the peddling efficiency and power of a fixed gear, and the inherent safety of a front brake.

By: Peter Noordijk

Peter Noordijk — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:39:54 +0000

Seems that brakes at both ends would make it stop as fast as any other bike with brakes, and much faster than any brakeless fixed gear bike.

By: annumus

annumus — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:02:33 +0000

what about a fixie with front and rear brakes?

By: janet

janet — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:01:30 +0000

“ride a fixy because of the control” … yea right because it’s “trendy and cool” that’s why! it’s way more dangerous than a regular bike.

By: OG LOC

OG LOC — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:47:39 +0000

OOH MAMA!