At 09:25 AM 24/03/2009 -0700, monkeyhateclean@mac.com wrote:
>p.s. i almost forgot, yes the hardcore ride brakeless! once you've
>learned to skid stop, you can stop just as fast as with mechanical
>brakes.
In your dreams, jaik!
That's physically impossible. The maximum braking effect you can get is with the front brake. In fact, at maximum braking with both front and rear brakes, the rear wheel will have no traction at all because all the weight is transferred to the front and the rear brake is useless. By skidding the rear wheel on a fixed wheel bike, you'll have half the total weight or less on the back wheel, thus only half the available braking. Oh, and one more thing, brake blocks are a lot cheaper than tires.
(Sorry for rising to the bait, Dale, but I just could not let such misinformation go.)
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada