Gear ratio effect on stopping/skidding

this thread is hilarious.

skids are for kids. I know it's going to piss alot of people off here, but really:

a) a skid is not a trick, it's a skid.. its something that will slow you down but also costs you money in tyres, and gives you less control than resisting or braking in a normal way *and is generally dangerous in/around traffic unless *you're a very experienced and technically accomplished cyclist**

b) if you want to do 'tricks' on your bike, don't do it on a 700c wheeled track frame. It's stupid, they're not designed for that..if you want to bar spin, ride banks, hop etc ride a bmx or a 24" singlespeed street/jump bike, with proper rims and with tubes/geometry that can take it.

sorry, I know thats probably a really taboo thing to say here, but I grew up riding mountain bikes and bmx (still do when I have time), so the whole fixed-freestyle thing really makes me cringe.

Just go ride your bike mate and stop worrying about whether you're stopping in the right way.

Agreed ^....however there are certain things you can do on fixed that you just can't do on any other bike that make it really fun for tricks IMO, actually riding fakie for instance, and being able to maintain speed only (possible on fixed), which is so much fun, generating pop for tricks such as keos etc from the drivetrain, again not really possible on non-fixed, and a fixed gear bike can be made more than strong enough for tricks by combining bmx parts, with the new array of freestyle orientated parts out there constantly being released my progressive companies such as 14, volume, milwaukee etc...
I used to bmx for a long time (7-8 years) and I think its important to remember that bmxes and mountain bikes were never originally designed for tricks either, but yet they both have a freestyle scene, and so does fixed.
Yes there are parts of fixed freestyle that make me cringe something rotten, like all those stationary shitty looking trackstand tricks which bore me senseless, but guys the guys in the vid below are leading the way in fixed freestyle progression.....and i'm liking where its going:

Bootleg Sessions v.3 -- Full Trailer on Vimeo

You almost got the last sentence right, I would change it to "Just ride your bike and don't give a fuck what anyone else thinks :)"