Havent been riding for years, now I am not comfortable riding it. What to change or replace to feel safer before installing brake/selling the bike.
by kyoet
Havent been riding for years, now I am not comfortable riding it. What to change or replace to feel safer before installing brake/selling the bike.
by kyoet
12 Comments
Why would you not install brakes if you need to feel safer?
Lower saddle, get bigger rear cog. Maybe 19t
Hard to say without knowing how the bike fits you right now. In what exact way do you feel uncomfortable? It’s a shot in the dark, but you may try to reduce saddle to handlebar drop by getting a different stem.
If the discomfort is purely psychological – lower the gearing and get a front break.
just install the stupid brake already
Sorry sir, but if you don’t feel safe on the bike just install a front brake, it’s really a no brainer.
The body position seems ridiculous tbh. Lower the saddle and get a front brake.
I’d lower the saddle and install a front brake there but that’s just me…
Add freewheel/flip flop hub for coasting
How tall are you and what’s the frame size?
Helmet and gloves! Jokes there is nothing that will make you feel safer on a break less bike!
Just find a place with no cars around and get used to it again. It’ll take awhile for your muscles to get used to riding brake less again. Also the comfort level may well be down to a diminished amount of flexibility. That setup is pretty aggressive if you not ridden for years.
That bike looks awesome! Hope you find a love for it again 🙂
I think you just need to slowly get back your confidence of riding it, ride bike paths with no cars around, go slow and get a feel for what speed you feel comfortable at where you know no matter what you can stop, then build up the speed and complexity of the rides once you feel confident again. I think because you haven’t ridden in some years, you have sort of lost that trust in yourself and the bike, its like when you 1st start riding fixed and are scared to to this or that because you cant judge the speed or your stopping power/ distance. Maybe Im wrong, but from what I’ve read in the comments, thats what it seems like to me. Dont try to ride the way you remembered riding, try to approach it almost like a new rider. Hope this helps.