Poll: Number of Brakes - The Chainlink2024-03-29T16:02:32Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/poll-number-of-brakes?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A84680&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAll bikes that see the road f…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-06-08:2211490:Comment:883462009-06-08T00:17:25.822Zmike w.https://thechainlink.org/profile/mikew
All bikes that see the road fixed & free: fore & aft brakes, with one exception fixed w/front brake only.<br />
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i seldom hit the rear brake... haven't gone endo yet using front only 40+ years and counting.<br />
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Right/front. Check out the late great Sheldon Brown's article on the Harris cycles site about front braking...<br />
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Brakeless fixed is for the track. Period.<br />
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Good on you if you feel confident enough to do brakeless in traffic, but i prefer to maximise my chances...
All bikes that see the road fixed & free: fore & aft brakes, with one exception fixed w/front brake only.<br />
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i seldom hit the rear brake... haven't gone endo yet using front only 40+ years and counting.<br />
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Right/front. Check out the late great Sheldon Brown's article on the Harris cycles site about front braking...<br />
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Brakeless fixed is for the track. Period.<br />
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Good on you if you feel confident enough to do brakeless in traffic, but i prefer to maximise my chances... Geared Roadie...Powerful doub…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-06-07:2211490:Comment:882072009-06-07T19:03:43.272ZAlihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AliLawton
Geared Roadie...Powerful double pivot brakes both front and rear, w/ Kool Stop Salmon Pads...Right lever controlling my rear.<br />
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-Ali
Geared Roadie...Powerful double pivot brakes both front and rear, w/ Kool Stop Salmon Pads...Right lever controlling my rear.<br />
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-Ali Single speed- front brake on…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-06-07:2211490:Comment:881902009-06-07T18:25:58.686ZEric Isaachttps://thechainlink.org/profile/EricIsaac46
Single speed- front brake on the left
Single speed- front brake on the left single speed
2 brakes.
I am…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-06-07:2211490:Comment:880462009-06-07T03:11:13.968ZBrian Ellisonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianEllison
single speed<br />
2 brakes.<br />
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I am no where near good enough to safely ride a fg in traffic.
single speed<br />
2 brakes.<br />
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I am no where near good enough to safely ride a fg in traffic. one thing you should know abo…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-06-06:2211490:Comment:879182009-06-06T17:10:37.243ZJodyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Jody
one thing you should know about having no brakes (lotsa fixies do it)... is that if someone hits you, it no longer matters whose fault it was.... YOU LOOSE!<br />
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Let's say some cell phone blabbing, monster SUV driving dingbat darts into the bike lane and smashes you. After you get fitted for your flashy new cas(s), you're going to have to go to court.<br />
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Said dingbat needs only to prove that your bike has no brakes in order to dump all fault right back on to you, no matter what.<br />
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Stinks - doesn't it!
one thing you should know about having no brakes (lotsa fixies do it)... is that if someone hits you, it no longer matters whose fault it was.... YOU LOOSE!<br />
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Let's say some cell phone blabbing, monster SUV driving dingbat darts into the bike lane and smashes you. After you get fitted for your flashy new cas(s), you're going to have to go to court.<br />
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Said dingbat needs only to prove that your bike has no brakes in order to dump all fault right back on to you, no matter what.<br />
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Stinks - doesn't it! haha no crash tests for me ..…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-05-30:2211490:Comment:853202009-05-30T05:28:20.492ZAndrew Thttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AndrewThompson
haha no crash tests for me ... ive always been rather agile & just react well in falling situations ... maybe ive fallen enough in the past that its just innate now but tuck & roll is would be my way to go if ever in that situation.<br />
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<cite>Chuck a Muck said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/poll-number-of-brakes?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A84650&page=1#2211490Comment84841"><div>So my question is for all you people that rock no brakes or front brakes...…<br></br></div>
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haha no crash tests for me ... ive always been rather agile & just react well in falling situations ... maybe ive fallen enough in the past that its just innate now but tuck & roll is would be my way to go if ever in that situation.<br />
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<cite>Chuck a Muck said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/poll-number-of-brakes?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A84650&page=1#2211490Comment84841"><div>So my question is for all you people that rock no brakes or front brakes...<br/> Did ya take the time and train your body on what it would do if ya crash?<br/>
IE; go to a grassy field and jam your front brakes and practice on how you would fall or if no brakes practice laying down your bike...</div>
</blockquote> fixed, no brakestag:thechainlink.org,2009-05-29:2211490:Comment:849112009-05-29T12:58:12.610Zroothttps://thechainlink.org/profile/root
fixed, no brakes
fixed, no brakes I have at least one of all of…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-05-29:2211490:Comment:849012009-05-29T11:15:23.314ZChuckohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Chuck
I have at least one of all of those bikes, the only one I don't have two brakes on is my city fixie. It's geared low enough that skidding is no problem, and I have a pretty powerful front brake, so I've never had a problem stopping. On my fixed gear that I do longer rides on I have two brakes- at the end of a century, my legs are usually pretty toasted, so I don't want to rely only on them for stopping if someone in a car cuts me off.<br />
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And actually, I've had the single brake lever on my fixies…
I have at least one of all of those bikes, the only one I don't have two brakes on is my city fixie. It's geared low enough that skidding is no problem, and I have a pretty powerful front brake, so I've never had a problem stopping. On my fixed gear that I do longer rides on I have two brakes- at the end of a century, my legs are usually pretty toasted, so I don't want to rely only on them for stopping if someone in a car cuts me off.<br />
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And actually, I've had the single brake lever on my fixies on both sides, just because I didn't want to buy multiple sets to get levers for a couple of bikes, so I just split a set. You just have to remind yourself which side the brake lever is on before you ride. So my question is for all you…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-05-29:2211490:Comment:848412009-05-29T03:33:30.869ZChuck a Muckhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ChuckaMuck
So my question is for all you people that rock no brakes or front brakes...<br />
Did ya take the time and train your body on what it would do if ya crash?<br />
IE; go to a grassy field and jam your front brakes and practice on how you would fall or if no brakes practice laying down your bike...
So my question is for all you people that rock no brakes or front brakes...<br />
Did ya take the time and train your body on what it would do if ya crash?<br />
IE; go to a grassy field and jam your front brakes and practice on how you would fall or if no brakes practice laying down your bike... ss- both, front/left
fixed b…tag:thechainlink.org,2009-05-29:2211490:Comment:848122009-05-29T02:49:46.013ZRodimusPrimehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/RodimusPrime
ss- both, front/left<br />
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fixed both, front/left (thinking of changing)
ss- both, front/left<br />
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fixed both, front/left (thinking of changing)