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Really? that wasnt the tone of your post. So why did you waste so much of your time counting all my threads? Why keep repating the word 'arsehole' to someone you dont know? Do i know you? I dont think so. Have I killed your pet or something?
Ive asked you politely, but you keep on.
Best let the moderators sort it out.I am a moderator. I've PM'd you.
- old now, not funny for some, clearly
- old now, not funny for some, clearly
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Hippy has PMd in geltlemanly fashion. No more war of owrds for you all to follow! HA!
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No pets were harmed in the making of this thread.
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Ha! In the gardian article, there is a link to an old NY times article where you can read the following:
As a last resort, the rider can grab the front wheel with his hand.
Sorry, I bet somebody spotted that and posted it before, but, I though this was funny, shame it is raining and my wheels are dirty, I would have tried straigh away...!
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Ha! In the gardian article, there is a link to an old NY times article where you can read the following:
Sorry, I bet somebody spotted that and posted it before, but, I though this was funny, shame it is raining and my wheels are dirty, I would have tried straigh away...!
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Now we know what Kris was reading on that fateful night at The Greyhound.
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You are, too. ;P
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none taken mate, i'm just a little tired of having to explain why I ride my track bike without a front brake - it's fun to ride and I like the look of a proper track bike. I don't do it to be cool and pop mad skids in between the traffic. If I'm riding my track bike I'm happy to let others overtake me if I'm not comfortable stopping quickly at that speed.
says the man who ploughed into the back of me on a bridges ride because he could not stop!
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You might not define it as a braking system but the article certainly does and implies that the law also defines it as one.
Oh, as I said, I don't want to be nit-picking. I just think in this context it's a useful distinction to understand. As far as I know, the law doesn't define a fixed-gear drivetrain explicitly as a braking system at all, but I may be wrong. I used to think that counting it as one was a liberal interpretation of the wording of the law, but maybe I've missed something there. It's never interested me a great deal, anyway, as I've always had two rim brakes on my fixed bike.
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says the man who ploughed into the back of me on a bridges ride because he could not stop!
Mobile dogging?
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none taken mate, i'm just a little tired of having to explain why I ride my track bike without a front brake - it's fun to ride and I like the look of a proper track bike. I don't do it to be cool and pop mad skids in between the traffic. If I'm riding my track bike I'm happy to let others overtake me if I'm not comfortable stopping quickly at that speed.
says the man who ploughed into the back of me on a bridges ride because he could not stop!
Hahaha! Anti-Brakeless Lobby Forum Gold Award Winner 2010. Proving yourself wrong...
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You sir, are talking absolute bollocks.
Braking with the rear wheel is nowhere near as effective as braking with the front. Assuming you can brake correctly and can read the road properly (therefore see potential extra slippery bits) a front brake is much, much more effective.
To be honest, riding around London with one brake is fucking stupid anyway, so the above is pretty irrelevant.
You Sir, clearly are not able to read. I wasn't talking about efficiency, just about safety.
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You Sir, clearly are not able to read. I wasn't talking about efficiency, just about safety.
And having an efficient braking system has no bearing on safety? A front brake will stop you quicker than a rear brake, that is a fact. Being able to stop in a shorter distance will able you to avoid more incidents, that is a fact.
They weigh the same as a lotus?
Possibly even a little heavier, just training myself for when I finally get to pedal a Lotus.
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Why should I stop. I feel I'm making valid points. Maybe it's you that's unwilling to admit you're wrong.
Yes of course, thank you so much for making me realise that an illegal and inefficient method of braking is in fact "fine".
I will go on an immediate crusade to inform all those other misguided people and organisations involved in cycling that we have a new messiah called Chris Borneo and it's actually OK to recommend and sell illegal and unsafe bikes.
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I think those of us who know two brakes are better than one are clearly evangelising arseholes.
We are possibly upsetting the fuckwits so we should all be banned.
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Agreed! Shit bikes with shit brakes are death traps.