Superchunk: obviously not fans either
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid88099121001?bclid=0&bctid=607608870001
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Superchunk: obviously not fans either
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid88099121001?bclid=0&bctid=607608870001
nah,they're just not fixie.single speed's i guess they should be called.
Sleaze Brought Preppy Back
yes. Most fixies have flip-flop hubs. One side is fixed (you can't backpedal or coast). The other is freewheel (you can backpedal and coast). Having brakes or not doesn't have any bearing on your bike being fixie or not, but the gobshite hipster fixie brigade would turn their pierced noses up any someone with brakes.
You can back pedal on a fixed hub, I've seen it done millions of times. Anyway my point was that's more than likely a fixed hub (only one sprocket so defo not a flip flop) as if it were a single speed/freewheel there'd be no way of stopping it so you'd have a brake on there. Please tell me you've not seen a single speed/freewheel with no brakes around.
I'd say you'll find at least on thumped user on that blog
I cycled home behind a lad yesterday who had no brakes. I stayed behind him out of curiosity as I wanted to see how he acted approaching lights, etc. He was fine actually, but that was without anything unexpected happening. A car door opening out in front of him and he'd be fucked.
You can back pedal on a fixed hub but it will turn the wheel backwards. You can freewheel backpedal as you can on normal freewheel hubs. If you are cycling using your fixed hub you need to keep turning the pedals, as they won't stop turning til the bike stops.
Thats the point of the flip-flop hub. Once side you can use the single-speed but you can coast (ie: the bike can move without you pedalling). The other side is for madsers.
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