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tlear on Jan 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Fixie Bike Index

I guess you can skid and you can use your foot to break the back wheel. If you see messenger races those guys go downhill at 50kmh with pedals spinning free then use foot to break the back wheel, complete insanity if you ask me.

pavel_lishin on Jan 17, 2012 | [–]

Or you could, you know, use handbrakes. You can still get them on fixies.

georgieporgie on Jan 18, 2012 | [–]

It's simply astounding, the number of people who do not understand that most of your braking potential comes from the front wheel.

msellout on Jan 18, 2012 | [–]

But it's harder to put your foot on the front wheel at high speed and not fall.

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