Not the best photo, but i find it good enough for conversations.
guacamoolah on
Eh fuck it, if you want fixie Points just don’t use em i guess
True-Helicopter1056 on
brakes are nice ,just keep them or leave one in the front It can save you when something unexpected happened.
stgross on
Without foot retention it doesnt make sense to ride fixed
Chungus-p on
I keep brakes on mine at all times. Im decently confident in my skills as a rider, but never underestimate the ability of lobotomized car users to kill cyclists.
Po0rYorick on
Brakes let you ride faster
licca01 on
Just get straps. Brakes are just extra safety.
You can ride it as brakeless and use the brakes in emergency/lazy situations.
Enjoy yo ride!!
onefuckingspeed on
Being able to stop never goes out of style.
TruckCAN-Bus on
NDS photo
Beginning-Pie8717 on
also, if you want to have the handle bar that low i would recomend fliping the stem up side down and leveling the drops
nickelwoundbox on
I’ve ridden fixed on the road since ‘98 and ALWAYS ran front and rear brakes. Chains can break or derail. While the U.S. does not have any meaningful bicycle brake laws, the U.K. does – and since 1936 or so the have required an independent brake for both wheels AND a fixed-gear with a lock ring is considered a brake, but legally you still need the front one. Finally, the old guys who rode fixed-gear racing bikes on the road in the years between the wars rode with track gloves with extra-thick palms, and mastered the trick of running a forearm under the bars to lever a gloved palm against the tire, essentially making an 1880s spoon brake. It also put braking action on the front wheel, where it counts.
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Not the best photo, but i find it good enough for conversations.
Eh fuck it, if you want fixie Points just don’t use em i guess
brakes are nice ,just keep them or leave one in the front It can save you when something unexpected happened.
Without foot retention it doesnt make sense to ride fixed
I keep brakes on mine at all times. Im decently confident in my skills as a rider, but never underestimate the ability of lobotomized car users to kill cyclists.
Brakes let you ride faster
Just get straps. Brakes are just extra safety.
You can ride it as brakeless and use the brakes in emergency/lazy situations.
Enjoy yo ride!!
Being able to stop never goes out of style.
NDS photo
also, if you want to have the handle bar that low i would recomend fliping the stem up side down and leveling the drops
I’ve ridden fixed on the road since ‘98 and ALWAYS ran front and rear brakes. Chains can break or derail. While the U.S. does not have any meaningful bicycle brake laws, the U.K. does – and since 1936 or so the have required an independent brake for both wheels AND a fixed-gear with a lock ring is considered a brake, but legally you still need the front one. Finally, the old guys who rode fixed-gear racing bikes on the road in the years between the wars rode with track gloves with extra-thick palms, and mastered the trick of running a forearm under the bars to lever a gloved palm against the tire, essentially making an 1880s spoon brake. It also put braking action on the front wheel, where it counts.