BMX copying fixed skidding

http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/

1.40min into this.. the guy on a breakless bmx does a skid to scrub speed.

now, granted, i havnt watched too many BMX videos for the last 2 years or so, but i dont think i EVER saw anyone do that when i used to ride/watch. it was always a foot jammed into the back, or just too much speed.

so, yeh.. anyone else seen this? im just curious

Since brakeless BMX riding became so fashionable 4-5 years ago or so. Almost all riders (competent or not) have ditched the brakes.

Riders do all sorts of stuff to control speed, such as jumping onto a kerb crooked, scraping the back tyre to slow down.

Hop 180's, (go backward for a bit to slow down)

Regular footjam skids.

and twitching about..

I think the guy in the video just slid out a bit, didnt look on purpose. May be wrong though.

looked like he was scrubbing speed for the grind.

oh well, everyone brakeless i knew riding used their feet, or crashed, so this was new to me

I fucking love that Red Sparrowes music track.

Haven't bothered to watch teh video but loadsa brakeless riders do that back in Leeds and i bet msot of them haven't a clue about people riding fixed

Red Sparrowes are good.

bloody brakeless BMXs. I got stuck behind one the other day. Had to wait for him to nearly crash so I could get by him.

It looks as if he did it more as a style thing, from experience it doesnt really slow you that much, but if you find some nice loose gravel path its good fun. Everyone loves skiding, find a puddle and it can be used to spray your mates!
And hardly copying fixed wheel skiding, that like saying that bmxers copying fixed wheels because we are all pedaling?
Guy

i based the 'copying' on the fact last time i hung out with brakeless BMX riders, non of them did that.. and that was before Fixed became cool

I think you are reading too much into it.

Good vid though.

BMX vids will always be more interesting to watch, regardless of whatever crazy shit is happening out in Japantown.

http://vimeo.com/1701647

agreed

flatland fixed has been biting bmx. i guess they're biting back.

I was riding skateparks ten years ago and never saw people riding bmx brakeless, ever. I think it's totally stupid and limits the capabilities of the rider (for flatland/freestyle stuff). I really think it's gotten so popular now as it's seen as the cool thing to do. It's the gay thing to do. I'm waiting for some clever twat to comment on my use of the word "gay" now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ9D0224gn4

The kids at my local bmx park are often putting a foot on the rear tyre to skid/slow/stop/rollback.

They're also pretty interested in me and my mate's "big bikes" (as they call them).

It looks as if he did it more as a style thing

Funniest thing I've read on the forum for ages....unless it actually was ironic.

U got that look
Color U peach and black
Color me takin' aback
NJS, I think I wantcha

You've got the look, you've got the hook
U sho'nuf do be cookin' in my book
Your aerospoke is jammin'
Your lo-pro's heck-a-slammin'
no brakes is good, let's get 2 rammin'
U got the look, U got the look

hahaahaa are you serious? copying a fixie!?!?! haha no chance!
think you will find that kicking the back wheel out is just a way to scrub some speed without using your feet, typical if your setting up for a trick. sorry i been ding it prettymuch the whole time ive been bmxing about 8 years waaaay before i even knew fixedwheels exsisted! maybe the peopel you know/have seen havent been riding long and havent pick it up yet???
sorry this post actually made me laugh out loud!

Isn't it a bit hypocritical to claim they're copying the fixed wheel bicycle way of stopping without a brake when some influenced of the whole fixed gear cycling come from BMX? (especially when it come to trick).