The Set Gear Bike Braking System Problem
As some of you riders know, there’s a big to do going on about riding fixed gears without brakes. And there are people on both sides of the fence with valid arguments. But when you boil down the arguments, strip away to faux reasoning and BS responses, you’ll find that the debate is this:
STYLE vs. SAFETY
STYLE
Believe it or not, but in the fixed gear bike community, a brake is basically a biker no no. If you have a brake on your bike, you’re basically saying:
“I possess a fixed gear bike but don’t know how to manage it. And so i need a brake because I’m lame along with a poser.”
This comment, in ways, holds true. The mere fact that common, everyday trendy kids are riding bikes designed for racing (but NOT racing them in formal competition) is kind of ironic is, at its core, ironic. True, a fixed gear is more efficient from a physics standpoint; however, how efficient does your transportation need to be to ride 3 blocks down to the liquor store to pick up a handy case of PBR? That argument aside, adding a brake to the irony of riding a fixie just muddies the purity of riding and having a fixed gear. Like if you’re going to go fixed, you best understand how to ride fixed. This means knowing how to make use of the technology of the fixed bike to its full advantage. A brake is basically a training wheel – a crutch. If you have a set gear bike, the mere technology allows you to stop with out them. A non-fixed bike does not have this luxury. It NEEDS a brake to prevent in a manner. But we’re not talking about non fixies.
So a brake, since it’s basically an exercise wheel, is in no way fashionable. It is a manifestation of weakness – and who wants to look weak? You will find safety advantages to having a brake on fixed gear bikes, but it is not really a necessity to prevent. However, combining a fixed gear bike having a brake does make it much easier to prevent.
SAFETY
The style of brakeless fixed gear bikes is a that should be simple to understand. But, the security argument for HAVING A BRAKE is also a simple one to comprehend. Although you do not need a brake having a fixed gear to stop, a brake does make stopping much easier. And since with fixies, you tend to go faster than with huge beach cruiser or multi-speed bike, additional braking assistance is really a plus. As was mentioned previously, you do not need a brake to prevent a set gear, but you do have to know ways to use the fixie to stop properly. The thing that is very difficult to do is stop quickly having a fixed gear. Typically if you’re riding at a moderate speed and plan your stopping, you can stop easily without a brake. However, if you’re hauling some butt and a car pulls in front of you several feet away (i.e. you’ve time to stop, although not much time), using a brake will surely help you from winding up allowing this to continue a hood.
CONCLUSION
So as you can observe, both arguments have their points. There are some innate style factors that include not having a brake, there are some added safety features to having one. So what’s the answer? Do we give away fixed gear bike licenses and test riders before they are permitted to ride one out and about? We all know that weight loss people find out about fixed gears, the more uninformed riders are flooding the streets, meaning they probably don’t know how you can properly ride one but they want to be stylish as you possibly can – meaning they won’t have brakes and can plow into you, your car, or a wall because they rocket down a hill. So unless licensing becomes a reality (or some kind of fixed gear testing), the style vs. safety argument will rage on (and both sides may have valid points).
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