How to stop your Fixie
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Our latest episode on Pure Fix TV is all about the infamous skid-stop. The skid-stop is a stopping technique that many fixed gear riders employ to help them more briskly come to a stop. In this episode, we'll teach you different techniques on how to best use this stopping method, how it helps, and how to stay safe, while doing it. Enjoy!
I just crash. That fastest way to stop.
What/who's your favourite thing to crash into? I crash on fat people
***** great, i prefer to hit somethi,g more valuable like trashes or simple trees ! shit.
Brett Freeman no worries man. Asians will never get the fat life.
I will just crash to a wall. that will stop it.
Hahaha that was a good one xD
The most mild mannered soft spoken guy calls himself “New York” ?!?😂😂
Dude was a prick I raced him back in the day glad he got sent to jail
@@kevinortega1210 whys he behind bars?
you should not encourage people to ride brakeless. Yea its 'cool' or whatever but you dont have to use the brake if you dont want to, and if you are in an emergency situation you will be glad you have a brake. Don't listen to this chick, true "G's" ride a brake so they don't hurt anyone or themselves.
I don't get the hype.. Seems like a step backwards in technology. Oh well to each their own.
fuckin hipster thats what.
It's fun to ride, cheap and easy to maintain. Fixies are not reasonable. I like it though
Arne Puschmann I agree. Much less parts to maintain. Minimalism ftw :P
***** Please, stop embarrassing yourselves, you haters. Go and read up. The facts. The experiences of existing riders. They refute many of your claims.
Keep on cycling, Arne Puschmann. :D
***** that's a website set up just to piss on fixies tho. IMHO it's still an opinion thing. The hipsters may make a lot of noise and gain the most attention on the interwebs and all around the streets, but there will always be those that think different. After all, fixies didn't emerge as wannabe tools. Which means it will always have its true fans and real practicality.
i have a REGULAR bike.. now i wanna try PureFix and live to tell the tale.
For all the people who hates us fixie riders because you guys think we're hipsters? No not all of us are hipsters, I own a fixie and I find it fun to ride. But my real point here is how about you guys ride your bikes and we'll ride ours? just respect. (sorry for my bad grammar)
My favourite is the skid stop now you won’t have to worry about trucks braking right infront of u
Natural selection at its best
You stop with your feet , you go with your feet. Just make sure you have the will power and strength to do so.
2012... take me back
they ask same with Brakeless BMX hahaha
every time friend's kid want to try my BMX I forget to say "carefull ! no brake ! " and every time I laught haha
We need to level up our butt to have the strength to stop lol
what about the wheels? do they some special kinda profile? the thicker the wheel, the harder it is to skid, am i right?
Nice tip
Skidding so much just to stop is for beginner only. If you matured in fixie back pressure or hop skid is enough.
Seems the brake should be on the back wheel as opposed to the front wheel to prevent flips! What am I missing here?
Bmx bikers use there foot and jam it in between the fork. Risking a few broken toes, but at least have a back up to stop your bike in a pinch is worth it.
Hey if you want to use your knees past 40 just fit a front brake and stop being a poser. You're probably going too fast for people to be able to see your cables anyway.
Yes let me fit my track bike with a brake which is illegal on a velodrome, its big brain time
Zolo X how much of this video was about stopping on velodromes, chief? I only ask because you're replying to a 6 year old comment and I don't remember. If it's zero percent, like I expect, then your comment is as relevant as it is timely. I'm sure a big-brained fellow such as yourself is fully aware that you use the bank to brake on a velodrome, and you don't really have banks on the road that are reliable enough to use as brakes. Hence recommending to fit an actual brake to ride fixed gear on the road 👍🙄
@@jaspertandy oh my god six years later and you still got his ass. Fcking respect man
1. Throw fixie into Dumpster.
2. Go take the public bus.
3. If not , get a road bike with brakes.
Or put brakes on your fixie dipshit
Steven Bowman Then what's the point of the fixed wheel?
+Adrian Tan Fixed gear is fun with or without brakes. It is a whole new experience.
***** Yea I've tried fixed gear bikes before..... but riding a fixed bikes on the road isn't fun :/
Adrian Tan Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, it is different for everyone. Some find it fun (me, haha). But as long as you are riding your bike, I respect you because in the end, regardless of which bike we ride, we are doing the same thing. Ride on!
Haters are just mad because they are jealous that they can't ride a fixed gear. And supposedly all fixie riders are "hipsters". Every kind of bike is great just stop hating because you are inexperienced, or you're too weak to ride with no brakes. #fixiegoon
I am far too weak to ride with no brakes, but this doesn't impede me from saying that riding a fixie on public roads is a gut wrenchingly stupid thing to do
you only say that because of your inexperience. brakes do not equate to safety homie.
I love how it's always people that don't even ride and or have horrible bike control that are always telling you to put brakes on your bike.
I'll agree with you on that one.
Fixies are stupid. You can't beat physics.
road safety is not just about controlling your bike / car
it's about having the possibility to predict or survive other people mistakes.
i got here randomly and since this is a 'fixed bikes' channel i dont want people to take the comment serisously(by that i mean to not be offended),but get a normal bike already xD
do you people use coaster hub on your fixies?
Why would be better to ride a bike without brakes? which are the advantages?
is skiding posible with freewheel bikes?
thanks gys by yr Vdeo i think i will take off the brakes and follow the skidzzzzzz stop tutorial
I always find a car, wall or pedestrian work best 😎 (results may vary)
xt hydrolic works great
The answer is Pedal Brake, the real deal.
This video put me into a 2 month coma, I’m out now thank goodness.
What is the purpose of this bike?
Coaster brake ?
Hi, England is my city!
Took the breaks off my car because I'm a "Real G".
bashort1 haha tru
Omega lol 😂
Brakes
I had no brake pad in back of my fwd I did have breaks in front but the rest manual braking/breaking in the automatic lol
oh, was that you?
just jam your foot into the front wheel and fly forward. works every time
108mmbb Good idea, I should try that.
+C. Paul please don't- you're gonna break you entire face.
+Jhon Adams really? i would've thought he might only break half his face, but what do i know about life
I did this. It wasn't that bad actually. Only scratched my arms.
@@jhonadams5492 its ugly anyway
I have been riding my fixie since last week and hasn't stop because there are no brakes. Good thing I found this video, now I can rest my leg.
+Jaron loch good comment
steel frame fixed gear cant stop dont want to either ehuehuehueheuheuehuueheuehuehuehueheuheuheuehu
😂😂aye
Actually.. Yeah, This deserves a Like.
install a parachute,like on a jet plane🤣🤣🤣
"I'm new York" lol OK mate
BHAHAHAAHA
+420vice roy420 early in the morning
Haha. That was funny. How can a guy be named New York? Is he an urban bike stunted who lives in NYC?
NY How original lol
HAHA
"But if you're gonna be a 'Real G'..."
I cringed pretty hard.
Carter Yasutake I'd say you've come pretty far from when I met you. I'd say thank you Amy for lending that bike.
Worp learn how to spell, your mother would be ashamed.
@@worp1687 you know a lot of mobsters started out as street criminals too right?
Fck yall double morals, trynna look cool and less racist but a white girl dis-stigmatizing shit is wrong?
@Kel O and thats bs they dont have to be criminals to be what they are now… fuckn stereotypes
hi, im mexico city
lane V Hi, I'm Moscow
titow205 Hi, I'm Los Angeles.
Hi, I'm Miami No-Brake.
High. I'm Iowa City...
:-/...
Hi im HCMC
Things that makes me cringe while watching the whole video:
-No Breaks
-Real G
-New York
And bad spelling.
And lists.
@@procarpenter1788 To be fair, the bad spelling and lists were not actually in the video. You chose to enter the comment realm, therefore any cringing you may have experienced would have been due to your own curiosity and therefore wouldnt pertain to this particular persons petulance.
@@Hateline nice alliteration, my dude!
why even cringe when hearing new york?????
Brakes*
Who gives themselves the nickname New York?
Craig Ellement hippies
Kids these days....
He probably older than you lol
+Craig Ellement maybe he's father's nickname is Old York
Theo S. sooo... much... corniness
Without a front brake, your next question should be, "When can my family expect my death certificate?"
Peter Santini
No wonder a brakeless fixie hipster is known by the same nickname of a rider without a helmet.
Fam it comes with the bike you don't have to wait
nigga how tf would you die on a bike
Dont be an idiot, no matter what at least have a front brake. The roads are not predictable. Having that one brake can save you.
dont listen to this guy he has no idea what he's on about
Frazer Mallion Do you like living?
yeah and im still not dead so go suck off the health and safety guys
Okay, go tell me when you are in the hospital with a cracked head and I'll be laughing my ass off.
You are using the word "pedo" wrong....
"How do you stop?"
With friction between your face and the ground. Obviously.
Holy fuck lol
love my disc brakes
how do they feel, say compared to the side pull or V types?
Paul Mccarter Most people I know that use disc brakes on road tires feel kind of unsafe. Not because they are under powered but because they are over powered. Especially when using them during rainy weather when the streets are slippery.
Oh, ok..Yeah, my bike coming tomorrow is a beach cruiser style with laaarge stainless rims and meaty tires..I'll really need it, with the extra weight of the 4 stroke system attatched.
+iamarawn better modulation on discs makes them better in the wet also - as long as you don't snatch at the brakes of course.
You're obviously not a real G.
1. Sell fixie. 2. Get a proper road bike. 3. Stop normally.
***** 4. You Win XD
Doucheweasel hipsters ride fixies
+touchNazty I've followed yours and Oskar's advice and now all I have is brakes. Where did I go wrong...
***** FUCK!
Dick Johnson Now that's no way to talk about your father.
When you skip stop your way into an intersection of oncoming traffic B-]
You could just be a smart G and use breaks..
And wear a helmet :)
Yeah you get idea! ;]
What an underrated comment 🤣
Or learn a G-turn.
BRAKES
The easiest way to stop your fixie: crash into what you're trying to avoid.
🤣🤣
why is everyone assuming that all fixed gear bikes don't have a brake? I'm a fixed gear rider, i install a front brake, but i don't really use it in traffic. it's not like because i'm a hipster, it's just because most of the time i don't necessarily need to use it, i just flow along with the traffic. i also use it though, when some emergency situation emerge, but it's not so often. you guys who haven't ride a fixed gear, just ride one with a brake, and you'll know how much fun it is.
moonshot Same. I ride fixed gear because it is just fun. Of course I would love gears to climb faster, descend faster, be more comfortable. But fixed gear bikes are just fun and simple. I ride with both front and rear brakes cause you never know. I can skid all I want knowing I have an emergency brake. I am with you brother. I hate being called a hipster, I am just your average high school guy looking for some fun while biking. Lmao, this one time a guy called me a pussy for having a brake on my fixed gear. God, what a time to be alive
***** yeah man, I couldn't agree more. riding fixed gear make me feel connected to the road. i used to ride brakeless, i couldn't enjoy my ride since i always feel anxious, my head was full of negative thoughts about me crashing for not having a brake. but now, since i install a brake, i enjoy every ride with freedom feeling. keep the brake installed man, safety can be fun. lol
moonshot yeah man! ride on!!
Ninjamammoth Damn man chill out, no body trying to hurt you. Just sharing our love of cycling
***** cuz hating he can't even hop on a bike lol
This chick doesn't know what it feels to go at 50kmh in downtown and try to stop like she shows..
you ride a single speed at 50 kmph ?
How to stop? Put some breaks on...
daveslow84 what is so difficult with spelling 'brakes'? Almost everyone spells it wrong.
fixies died either way....
@@danielalvarez959 are you sure about that
@@calumanderson571 Because they like braking the rules of spelling. Idiots! :)
Brakes*
1. Turn the bike in evacuate position
2. Ask the other vehicle crew if they need help
3. Unload main turret
4. Bring everything you need
5. leave no crew inside the bike
6. Open all hatch of the bike
7. Destroy the vehicle if needed.
8. Disconnect gas tank
9. Leave the crashed area*
you don't stop a fixie , you keep going
these bikes are for lame hipsters who just have to be different....
I ride a fixie for exercise?
k no one cares
Are you asking that to yourself or that interrogation sign is wrongly placed?
If you live in a manageably flat area, then fixies make sense. They bleed less energy, so you move faster than with a derailleur at the same gear. And the lack of a rear derailleur lowers some maintenance costs. It's just another tool appropriate for a set of environments.
Dual sport motorcycle master race
How to stop a Fixie? Crash it into a brick wall. Then throw that garbage away and get a proper bicycle. The hostess of this video is cute, though.
and please dont wear a helmet while performing the above, they are as cool as brakes, gears, and freewheel
Looks like a proper bike to me.
ProfessionalDad I use a full face helmet. conventional cycle helmets are insufficient protection.
smithraymond09029 she looks like a 37 yr old posing as a 23 yr old..ugly and wanting to be trendy
Real G's have a front brake because they learned when the blew out their first three hubs going balls to the wall that it was a great alternative to plowing through an intersection.
Every bike needs a real Brake. Stop your bike by skidding or something else is not very practically. In everyday use you need a brake.
+Daddl D skiding is just for show and coolness whatever; you mostly slowdown by slowing down pedals very simple
ah, ok. :-) Thanks!
th-cam.com/video/L1srjjZ8Vo4/w-d-xo.html Look at These Guy ^^
I love my fixie, and prefer to ride without using the brake, but I'm never taking the brake off if I'm going to be riding on the road. No matter how skilled you are, unexpected things happen. For example, throwing or breaking your chain. I've never thrown the chain on a fixie, but I have broken one on a geared bike. If you want to ride without brakes, that's your prerogative, just don't take out a pedestrian or another cyclist when you can't make an emergency stop fast enough.
I feel bad that I skipped 10 seconds when new york was introducing himself
I just love having 30% of total braking power.
why would you ride withour brakes, what if your chian brakes
your fucked
*chain breaks
*without
"I'm new York" yeah well I'm California!!!
Y NO ES MÁS FACIL PONERLE UNOS FRENITOS?
Do you think it's okay to stop the front wheel with your foot?
Ouch.
rEsonansDx Oh no
Nooooo. The whole bike will flip forwards with you on it.
yes, full stopping power from the front wheel
For tgose that wonder, yeah there are many ways to use your foot as a brake:
always have the saddle if you use it low enough so you can brake by stomping/pressing both feet on the ground and let friction do its work. - Yes, if you hillbomb you night need new shoes next week.
You can use the inner arc of one of your feet if you have no stooping profile and use the harder outer line of your soles, by pressing it gently from the side to the mantle. - Yes, you should try to let your leg be pulled to a degree into the profile.
Place the foot you have more control over for the first times flat onto the mantle of the front tyre and use your foot as a block between your tyre and the frame. Yes - it is dangerous, you have to learn it over and over. It can hurt and injure you badly. Does it stop you in an emergency? If you are already riding staying and are used to martial arts/sidekicks you sgould get a feel for it soon.
There are more. Let's leave it at that. Point is anyone can and should learn to control any vehicle driven, especially in an emergency, which is not meaning to prevent yourself from getting hurt - if you manage that, fine - but to not be a danger to others.
The question I have is how you guys cope with toe-overlap on a fixed when you have to go very slow around a really tight corner or obstacle
you buy a proper sized bike for you so it doesn't happen lol.
@@Cypeq given that this is such an old comment so it’s not even a problem anymore. Frame size has nothing to do with it but top tube/fork angle. On race bikes it’s pretty normal and nothing to worry about when you go faster. Back then I just wondered in regards to really slow maneuvering in heavy traffic with a bike built for speed. But since I never go slow it’s not a problem 🤷♂️
WTF?????!!!! SKIP STOP!!??? Yeah, try that when a truck suddenly backs out its drive way right in your path:/
Dumfuck
dont talk about ur mom like that bro
yeahhhh why not point out if getting brakes is an option? i'd rather pay for brakes than fucking skip around trying to stop.
I have a dream, when one day hipsters will learn that brakes and gears were invented for a reason.
Kleiner Helfer not if you wanna go faster lmao. That’s like saying a city car only needs one gear.
Why would anyone want a bike with no brakes? I seriously don't get it.
To experience the unexperienced, seriously it's a lot of fun, dangerous too, but tons of fun ;)
because it's look cool without brakes and it have some extreme
dangerous not only for you, but also for others
Having no brakes is useless and dangerous unless it's a BMX...
to be a real G
Do what you want as far as brakes vs no brakes. The reason messengers ride them is if you have ever lived In a city you soon learn just how easy it is for people to get that sweet gear you ride off your bike in seconds. Those wheels you saved up for? Those sweet deraileurs? They can/will steal that stuff while you are waiting in line for that soy latte.
Whats the #1 question ppl ask about fixed gears??? WHYYY?
Unicycles are also fixed lol and so much fun
Indeed they are
To perform two of the “stops” you need to get up to speed. Sounds counterintuitive to me
Riding a fixie for a year now without brakes in Amsterdam. To my surprise I'm still alive lmao.
Hey, you're in clear violation of the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, article 44.
Not for long
Buy some good shimano brakes. That's how you can stop properly and avoid an accident!!!
All of the 3 ways basically ruin your back tires. Might as well just get brakes! lol
The moment you realized the guy teaching the “real ogs” how to stop while have a front break 😂😂
Hey, lets make a car without brakes. Lets make a train without brakes! Every gramm counts!
Minimalism is super!
Yeah dude, you're totally right! I forgot our feet and legs are directly connected to the drive train of our vehicles, so it's easy to stop without brakes!
Jacob Sever Fred Flintstone ftw :D
ochgottnochma Lets make a plane without brakes.
Planes don't have brakes?
ArabOnARocketCamel You're right, they stop with magic
I'm a courier and ride a fixed gear with both a back and a front brake. I like riding fixed because the fact that the crank and wheel are locked in rotation helps my bad knee (from Kung Fu, not cycling). Also, the extra inertia helps with maintaining cadence while sprinting. my job mainly consists of 2-3 mile bursts back and forth. And also it helps to "feel" the road and i find myself driving more like a car than a biker. Also, my brakes are located on the flats of my bullhorns, so sometimes when i'm riding on the horns, i straight up skid/ backpedal, but it helps to be able to skid then drop back on the brakes for a dead stop if i have to. As a courier, i find myself in tight spaces quite a bit and having brakes just adds extra maneuverability. I've seen messengers and couriers fly around brakeless/ one brake and then get smacked up the block for running a red. That split second of stoppage can mean life or death. I'd rather be alive than cool. Before you guys bitch about the back brake, here's my logic with having it:
1. It obviously allows me to slow down without back pedaling which, once again, saves my knees.
2. There have been times where i've needed all 3 brakes for a super dead stop. However, if i wanted to, i can just as easily back pedal to slow down.
3. I live in Denver, Co. The metro is mostly flat, but there are a LOT of hills, and when you're fatigued from biking all day, and you're flying down a hill, sometimes you just wanna take your feet off the pedals and straight up just let gravity do the work and use the hand brakes to stop.
You are an idiot. You are using the most dangerous bike you could pick on your job.
I just wanted to say if you build your Pure Fix at home that is awesome. However if you are going to try riding fixed at anytime in the future you need to get the cog and lockring tightened. I work at a bike shop and if this is not done, the cog and lockring could come unthreaded while trying to do the skid or skip stop, even the back pressure method could cause this to happen. The threads could get damaged badly it is not covered under warranty and you could crash and get super messed up. The more you know.
Wondering how to skid stop? Well, Pure Fix TV to the rescue! Watch and find out how: pfcycl.es/1fKruDK
Pure Fix Cycles This one is with one brake. How do you stop the one with no brakes?
By biffing. Hopefuly not into a ped or side of a car.
As much as i love the look of my cinelli without brakes.. i just can't imagine riding in my city without a front brake. I would probably be dead by now..
Why don't people stop being idiots and just put brakes on the bike?
Who wants to rely on a "skip stop" when riding in a city? There is no way that is as effective as a brake.
You have pedestrians, traffic signals, cars. Who's going to start hopping their back tire when one of those obstacles pops in front of you? "Pardon me, folks... I just need to start hopping on my back tire. Please be patient!"
You're not Joesph Gordon Levitt in Premium Rush!
I will say these Pure Fix bikes look great and I understand wanting to ride one, but no breaks is nonsense.
I almost always skip stop and is easy af, you can reduce your speed considerably in a second, if you need to stop as emergency you can skid
I stay in Singapore which has lots of people, traffic, cars and buses. I do skip stop most of the time to stop, it is actually effective, I only skid when there is a car that comes out of nowhere, or else I always do skip stop :), so heres ur answer
I have found that it is amazingly difficult to slow suddenly by applying backpressure, especially going downhill, that's why my fixies, all have big old centerpulls, bolted to the fork.
how do you stop on a downhill?
I guess you are supossed to jump off your bike and brake with your face on the road...
yeheii I was in that position, not knowing the bike I just got on was in fixed gear mode. Trust me, it should be done on a flat surface first,
ItzKevx Online sorry, got the question wrong. i mean, how do you control your pedalling on a downhill, to avoid such buildup of speed
***** Seems legit.
yeheii Resist on the pedals might be one point.
i love it how 90% of the commenters don't get what fixies are or why people ride them...
I hate it that peops like you don't get that "they" are in most cases exactly knowing what Fixies are for and surely have more control over it than 90% of the Fixie-riders, sadly the latter do not get "that".
Most Fixie-riders, because that is what they do, they sit on a bunch of metal and ride it, are directly comparable to Scooter-Kids.
It is fun to ride a Scooter. It is fun to ride a fixie and for a short tine it is a challenge to learn it but a person that wants to be taken serious has to do sone more - NOT going ego and ignore the rest of the world that you are directly affecting, because you insert something very dangerous (with you on it) into an already non-existent eco-system that barely survives due to subventions from cities and communes that basically allow you to actually gain, even earn from driving your own rustbucket you call car.
If you do any of that i do not know - but if you are are a part of "them" you surely know what i described.
Do whatever you like as long as you not endanger others without at least warning them in forefront you are an idiot. You - generally spoken - not you ...
Y'know?
@@claudiusraphael9423 did you just comment on a 6 year old comment?
@@Invisiman I surely did, which should be obvious by what i wrote. Why you ask - do you think a timeless thing like "cycling" requires dates of obsoletion? I personally trust no one that decides about the usability of an answer or opinion based solely on the creation date, but hey .. to anyone its own, right.
What if your chain breaks, or what if you need to make an emergency stop? These things are hipster death traps
you could jump off although if your chain breaks and gets caught up somewhere your screwed
Kevin P If the chain breaks it doesn’t pedal therefore you quickly lose speed buddy
James Too
If the chain breaks it's gonna start coasting because there's no chain resistance, nigga. Physics, learn that shit.
i feel like this bike would just eat ur tires away in no time
nice name man
dude, new york, your bike has front brakes, USE THEM. and you are not a state.
This woman is painstakingly hot. Who is she? She pulls off that Sandra Bullock look incredibly.
+John Lamb Everyone is worried about brakes or no brakes, but you, my friend, asked the right question: who is she? I would like to know as well!
+Carlo Foles +1
Sandra Bullock... Hmmmm... Yeah... I can see the Sandra Bullock aura about her.
amanda
John Lamb she‘s „Chicago“
Thanks! This video helped me while running my fixie at 40-50km/h!
I used to own a '63 VW Kombi with no brakes. That was enervating too. Planning when to stop waaaay ahead but I did have gears and a hand brake which made it easier. Handbrake was only good for a couple of slow downs but hey, I was having fun and that's what matters.
Everybody gangsta, till you goin 80 down hill, truck appears, panic, forgets the tutorial, flashback of your whole life while flippin like a hot pancake in mid air..
You don't need straps to do any of them
🧢
His name is "New York?" Really?
Our most popular #PureFixTV episode ever: How to (skid) stop: pfcycl.es/1f3M0Nm
Good thing I have disc brakes on my bike. Welcome to the 21st century.
I think the single speed with brakes mode are the way to go for me. The longevity of the tires will pay for those components in the long run. Most FG's come with brakes and freewheel on a flip flop hub anyway.
Yeah. Flip flop hub is the best way to go. Front brake. Good to go. Have fun.