These bikes have a fixed gear, meaning no freewheel on the back like most other bikes. So you stop by slowing down the pedals just like a kid's trike.
Or you could lean forward to unload weight from the rear wheel, stop your legs, lock up the rear wheel and skid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn_qMrnMZpk&feature=youtube_gdata_player But that wears out your rubber real fast and you just don't have as much control. I only locked up in emergency situations; preferred by far riding defensively and changing my "reflex" from braking to steering out of danger. Thanks for the kind words about the photo. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: jn289 <[email protected]> Sent: November 2, 2012 11/2/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Yuriy Yes Frank, you nailed it, So how do you guys stop with no brakes, do you use the foot against the back wheel tire or just stop pedaling ? Joe >I know I've been posting a lot of bike messenger pix of late but >when I see one of my buddies zipping by it's hard not to snap. > >I kind of feel like I really nailed this one. It's pretty much full >frame (trimmed a teensy bit off the left to get him a bit more >off-centre). Here's Yuriy: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/11/juri.html?m=0 > >As you can see he's one of those crazy trackbike-with-no-brakes >guys. He's real fast: routinely finishes top five in our local >messenger races. > >Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > >Cheers, >frank > >"If the world were clear, art would not exist." -- Albert Camus >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
