Just got a fixie and cooked myself on the asphalt got terrible road rash. I have been leaning forward with hike lifting one leg and pushing down the other. I’m just having a hard time pushing the 6 and 9 o’clock positions any advice
by MediocreCounter5548
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What ratio are you running? What tires are you running? Of big ratio and sticky road tires, it’s gonna be harder.
Try skidding on wet asphalt to see if you can figure it out.
How specifically did you go down?
Try on grass first
Make sure you’re lifting with your front foot while you’re pushing with the rear
Go slow. Put your crotch right up against the handle bars and lock your legs. That’s how I learned, now I just skid by lifting my ass a little off my seat. Move your entire crotch and hug that bar, and just stop moving your legs, let your feet drag.
Usually I just stop pedalling
Lmao
Learn to do quick skids while carving. Skidding head on takes way more effort and will ruin your knees long term
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Keep practicing man. I started when I was 11 and couldn’t skid at all for a couple months. Just hop/skip stopped. (Where you are in the 6 and 9 postition but you just pull up once instead of trying to hold the skid) Over time I was able to hold the skid after months of riding and strengthening my thighs. Also try putting your hips as close to the handlebars as possible to shift your weight forward and off the rear wheel that will allow you to skid much easier but it’s a whole new thing to learn all together.
brakes are death
with some good straps and sick steez Lol but seriously tho it’s more to it than just stop pedaling. Gotta stop at the right time: dominant foot forward and be ready to brace the motion with your bars and “slide” into it with your legs and body
Start super slow. Speed really doesn’t aid in skidding all that much. I learned in a parking lot going like 5mph to get the form down.
Are people trying to learn to skid to stop? Because if so it’s a terrible option. Yes skidding is fun and helps to learn bike control (which i will always say more bike control is more betterer) but it’s not a fantastic way to stop because of static vs dynamic friction, physics etc.
Take that front brake off and you’ll learn how to skid real quick. That brake is a distraction right now. Try practicing in a parking lot.
Shift weight towards front wheel, lock up legs, sit down and power slide. Adjust weight distro as needed.
Looks like you skidded just fine
easiest if you focus more on pulling the strap on your back foot than pushing on front foot imo. wet/slippery surface helps a lot when learning as well