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This is why I ride a brakeless track bike, everything else is just putting another level of annoying indirection between you and the thing you want to be doing.
by thot_experiment 4y ago
This is why I ride a brakeless track bike, everything else is just putting another level of annoying indirection between you and the thing you want to be doing.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoIs that legal to ride on the road? Have a read of https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/18/cyclist-charlie-alliston-jailed-for-18-months-over-death-of-pedestrian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/18/cyclist...
- ubermonkey 4y agoIn the US, yeah, they are as far as I know. Fixie riders are generally not welcome on roadie group rides. It's not IMPOSSIBLE to learn to ride predictably and safely on one, but most fixie riders seem completely disinterested in the discipline required. (See also: tri bikes.)
- giraffe_lady 4y agoRoad riders are also not really welcome on fixed gear rides because they're unwilling to hop curbs and scare drivers to keep the flow. It's different cultures and skill sets for sure but framing it as "discipline" is kinda shitty imo.
- ubermonkey 4y agoIt takes discipline and skill to ride in a double paceline at speed. I don't know what else to call it.
- thot_experiment 4y agoWe're just not interested in that particular thing, but we are disciplined. Riding to place in an alleycat absolutely requires discipline.
- ubermonkey 4y agoWhatever.
- thot_experiment 4y agoPeople are allowed to ride motorcycles and drive cars, let's not pretend that banning brakeless track bikes on the road makes sense.
- ndsipa_pomu 4y agoThere's minimum standards for both motorcycles and cars. Here in the UK, two brakes are required on bikes over a certain size (e.g. small kids bikes are exempt) if used on the public roads. Fixies are considered to have a rear brake as you can slow down using the pedals, but they need a front brake as well to be legal.