Re: Re[CR] Fixed Gear Braking

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:32:30 -0500
From: "Doc Simont" <mdsimont@snet.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: Re[CR] Fixed Gear Braking
References: <3E74FDC8.5A76C6B8@earthlink.net> <3E751242.9BF987F4@snet.net> <3E75054E.DAA850F2@earthlink.net>


Chuck Schmidt wrote:
>
> On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 12:53 PM, Mark A. Perkins wrote:
> > Call me crazy if you like, but I don't need no
> > stinking brakes on a bike that was never intended to have them.
> >
> And was intended to be ridden solely on the track! heh, heh

Agreed. I think the relevant point here is that it's not a "riding style" that's being criticized, it's the (mis)use of a bike designed for a particular use in an inappropriate environment.

Doc Simont
Cornwall, CT