tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post4700380316498072117..comments2024-01-15T14:14:40.035-05:00Comments on Citizen Rider: Fixed Gear Primercafiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-86846115491045048412007-07-11T09:57:00.000-05:002007-07-11T09:57:00.000-05:00"Remember being a kid and perfecting the skid-to-a..."Remember being a kid and perfecting the skid-to-a-stop sideways -- with a curve, drop your bike (walk jauntily away) tricks?"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, my bike had caliper brakes (Krate copy) and I didn't realize that trick only worked with coaster brakes. I remember my mom picking gravel out of my knees and elbows! Ouch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-13397371619575141982007-06-20T14:19:00.000-05:002007-06-20T14:19:00.000-05:00New reader here (having browsed your archives, it ...New reader here (having browsed your archives, it looks like you value the reassurance!), and also a fixed-gear rider. Your notes on bike handling are an inspiration to push the limits to see what the hell these subtleties are that you're talking about.Dingbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058246707981617915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-20372142161118919082007-06-20T08:01:00.000-05:002007-06-20T08:01:00.000-05:00For the real dicey stuff I used my sister's bike. ...For the real dicey stuff I used my sister's bike. Shhhh.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9241204.post-3970762825246223872007-06-19T20:40:00.000-05:002007-06-19T20:40:00.000-05:00Remember being a kid and perfecting the skid-to-a-...Remember being a kid and perfecting the skid-to-a-stop sideways -- with a curve, drop your bike (walk jauntily away) tricks? Our mothers must have been beside themselves with the lot of us.<BR/><BR/>Imagine-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com