Right leg doesn't do much after skids

edmundane for me spinning is good on 165 cranks, i find myself lowering the gear ratio to spin more. i ride 48:19 now (my track frame is in the works.... again) and it feels great. if you're learning how to skid so you can ride brakeless i find skip stops more effective and they hurt your knees less.

jon: i skid with left foot forwards and my right foot pushes the pedals at the back and it works very well

Yeah I ride 48:19 now as well - love the spinnyness. Went back to 48:17 t'other day just to see what it was like. I didn't like it at all.

One thing for me is that I am a red light stopper, so really like having the lower gear for all of those standing starts.