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Thats fine by me.
Seriously, you asked a fucking stupid question in this thread, i helped you out, complimented your build but mentioned a brake may be in order and you spend 2 pages defending your stupid decision in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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I hope you have to do an emergency stop tomorrow alongside someone else going the same speed as you, don't care if you crash, you just need to learn that whatever you think you do not have the same control over your bike as you would otherwise.
Most of the brakless riders on here are fucking skilled at the art of hazard anticipation and defensive riding. You just come across as a stubborn hipster prick who deserves a good crash to teach you some respect for physics. -
It's not a snob factor, you have a high gear ratio and no brakes. This is massively irresponsible to those around you. I couldn't give a fuck if you loose all your teeth when you slam a bus at the bottom of a hill cos you can't stop in time but if you hit someone else then you're gonna look like such a cunt. I you ever slap into me on a ride you will get your legs broken.
For what it's worth, i have no problem with brakless in the hands of those that can control it. Your obvious naivity to the danger implies you know fuck all about riding brakeless. -
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The problem is that as backward and fucked as they are at the moment they're striving to appear more and more legit every year. Luckily the overwhelming majority of voters(ok this is a tiny percentage of the population) see straight through the thinly veiled racism at the moment. The problem will come in a few years time i imagine when cameron turns out the be as useless as the last encumbent and instead of going down the lib/green route the voters believe an even more right wing party will be the solution to the economic/social climate.
Vote green and prosper
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Yup. That'd be the one.
Biggest waste of time in my life to date, well actually no, just means next time one of the cunts puts a leaflet through my door i'll remember to wipe my arse with it and send it back. I remember a previous leaflet being discussed on here; complete with polish spitfire, american workmen and the most obviously californaian doctor ever. Jokers.White men can't jump is about to start. Awesome.
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Get your crotch on the stem, tuck your toes downwards a bit and resist. It feels odd to lean so far forward at first but it helps for long flashy skids. Keep your weight further back to scrub speed off quickly.
Read the linked threads, i just did and theres tons of info in there.
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Day 1 so far = win. been out all morning, no more wallet/phone in pockets. Instant happiness.
This is probably the only grobag i'll ever be able to afford so i'm gonna damn well enjoy it. Planning cunning ways to pack it with the essentials and gonna splash out for new goodies to live in it full time. Cheap metal lbs tyre levers fit perfectly in the side pockets and fit the crease in the flap perfectly. Zippy pocket bigger than you think: coins, keys and lighter.
Massive fail in that i don't currently own a mini d or tiny pump but thats just been remedied with a parker international order just now.
Sits nicely on the hip and stays clear of poking you cos it sorta sits away from your arse.
Hope business is booming scott -
- MA3K
- R_dy
- jaw
- Oliver Schicktoria
- Wibblackfriars (probably)
- Great Dropout Street
- Hoonztreet Kensington
- Stompy.
- Kirth
- rounce
- Jung
- joe smith
- blinder-after-a-few-cans dan (can't even read a list i'm already on!)
- BlueQuinn's Cross St Pancras
- truli
- subsist
- mmccarthy
- supertony007
- (46) Cornelius Circlefoot
- Mania +1
- middleofnowhere
- Liverwool Street Station
- party_paul
- King[s cross]fisher
- cannonstreet_i_have_a_p_please_bob
- CV
- Slowen Square
- Lynx (On the fixie subject to it being built in time, or the hercules if not)
- Rob
- Villactorua. (painfully contrived)
- Zane Chaos
- Boogswater
- lardboy
- Jester
- Aimk Street Kensington (person under the train which is now ready to depart, mind the doors, mind the closing doors...)
37.Roymund - Yap +2
- Crispin Gloucester Road
- NurseHolliday Gate
- ondineument
- LaLiLuLeLo
- Notting Hill cake
- Skullyers Wood
- d14vd_h
- JOHNNY FITZ
- JackFlash
- gaelle2208
- moog
- Inspector Tekro
- Puntman
- Superlooper
- Mishkathecow
- JAH Too tim Broadway
- St. John H's Wood
- Bike Destroyer
- Teapots
- Jogger
- jacobhenry.sc
- Strip My Mind
- Adaplace
- Richiem
- Strider.
- Lovejoy23
- Braker Street
- Rascale
- Shaw
- Sirf.
- mongrel (woof)
- Al
- Donut!
- mc_nebula
- Teddy Richness (provisionally)
- emab
- annabelb
- heyholetsgo
- Dov
- I Drink Tea
- Joe [Non Forum member]
- Tom [Non Forum member] Inspector Tekro's friends.
- Torches
- Ghost-dog
- atk (henry/julian I'll meet you at parliament square)
- eoinmc (+ 1 or 2 more non forum peeps maybe)
- lessmann
- mashton
- Mr.C (plus 2)
- brycelyall
- edmundro - fuck it, i'm in - maybe i'll bring the tandem...
- MA3K
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- Murtle
- Object
- DMCZone
- Mrlemon
- Dicki
- MA3K
- jaygee
- hillbilly
- tomasito
- Charco
- cake
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- teenslain
- arvy
- jung
- Pink
- SLag
- Paul de Vivie
- furious tiles
- Claire Balding
- mmccarthy
- Balki Bartokomous
- Skully
- Dov
- somebody
- mc_nebula
- (46) Cornelius Ciderfoot
- wools
- NurseHolliday
- fiddy
- edmundro
technically speaking i don't drink any more. this could get interesting...
- Murtle
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52x16 brakless equals death unless you have the legs of a greek god. must be so slow in stop start traffic.
tell you what, i'll race you down from the top of highgate hill, lets see who can stop first without killing their knees/faceplanting into dusk til dawn on the roundabout.
of course, if its a track only bike then i'll shut up.
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^^^ I have those on my tourer, they're awesomely comfy. You cant really tell from the pic but the drops spread a little at the bottom. Not as much as the midges but just enough to feel a bit more stable on the drops when going downhill. Mine are superwide, they rock.