accident in newhall street

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Permalink Reply by LS on December 2, 2011 at 14:29

That was Barry. He survived.http://www.lfgss.com/thread76451.html

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Permalink Reply by Andy White on December 2, 2011 at 17:34

Hmmm... riding fixed with no brakes.  Certainly ups the chances of having a prang.  Such bikes should not be on the road (actually they are illegal so Barry don't stand much chance of getting any sympathy) as they give the rest of us a bad name.

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Permalink Reply by CKS on December 2, 2011 at 18:17

There's a good case for fixies being safer on slippery roads - you're in direct contact with the road surface and get more feedback from it.

 

Also, back-pedalling is probably a more efficient way of stopping than using the brakes on a conventional bike with dirty or wet rims.

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Permalink Reply by Andy White on December 2, 2011 at 20:11

I've been riding fixed for nearly 30 years (on  road and on the track). 

Fixed is great for traction and safe speed adjustment  in slippery conditions, but dont pretend that a brakeless fixed is any good for an emergency stop. 

Locking the back wheel does little to curb your speed as in slowing down your weight is transferred over the handlebars to the front wheel  - basic physics, the rear wheel slides and the front brake slows you down - and that is why it is a legal requirement to have a front brake on a fixed.  Riding fixed with no brakes in city traffic is dumb - period!

 CKS said:

There's a good case for fixies being safer on slippery roads - you're in direct contact with the road surface and get more feedback from it.

 

Also, back-pedalling is probably a more efficient way of stopping than using the brakes on a conventional bike with dirty or wet rims.

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