Right leg doesn't do much after skids

i find the old leg over the bar skid really useful on the commute home from uni...

aidan [quote]Frank Glass I ride 46 and 16...its too high and I am in the process of having wheels built and getting a lower gear...I can skid it no problem and it is the gear that I have always ridden since I started riding fixed about a year and a couple months ago...but recently I have noticed that my right knee, though not painful, is a little stressed out...so I have decided not to do skids and skips until I get my new wheels...it was nice this morning as it made me ride at a really nice leisurely pace and my knees are definitely more chilled out right now...oops, gotta bounce! but yeah, get a lower gear and take care of those knees!

Peace

your going to drop the gear even more just to skid?..what happened to riding a bike..i recently changed my chainring from a 52 to a 42(for polo) with a 16t sproket..now i am spinning like a idiot![/quote]

well the 46 16 is like 77 inches, which I think is quite high...dropping it to a 46 17 won't leave me spinning like a madman I think...and also sometimes you want to ride hard in which case you might need to skid (if riding brakeless)...and also skidding can be fun hehe...so yeah, I need to drop it so I can skid without hurting me knees...but as I said in my post above, it made me ride more leisurely this morning and I liked that, so maybe I will want to skid less anyways...

fair enought...it seems our take on riding fixed is different.i like to ride fast and cover alot of distance with which i feel i need a high gear and i have a break so i dont need a low gear for skidding....the gearing i am one at the mo is good for track standing!

what gear is that? i'm using 48*16 and have no probs skidding but trackstands are still on the agenda..

true that aidan...

yeah, I think I would stick with my gear as it is if I was covering lots of distance and/or had a brake...might just get a couple sprockets on my new wheels so I have gear options...

peace

aidan i find the old leg over the bar skid really useful on the commute home from uni...

You might see someone bent over who's primed for a kick in the arse and for that the "one leg over the bar skid" is an invaluable skill.

silasmellor what gear is that? i'm using 48*16 and have no probs skidding but trackstands are still on the agenda..

i went from a 52/16 to a 42/16.....theres a certain point i get to where i can go any faster....my legs wont go round that fast!!!

sorry it was a 49 not a 52....silly eyes/brain!

aidan [quote]silasmellor what gear is that? i'm using 48*16 and have no probs skidding but trackstands are still on the agenda..

i went from a 52/16 to a 42/16.....theres a certain point i get to where i can go any faster....my legs wont go round that fast!!![/quote]

I bet they will.. in time.

Can someone explain skipping to me? Is it just like a skid but with the back wheel unweighted enough to let it bounce about a bit?

jonaent (Jon) [quote]fc9k ...I went out practicing skids (but with my left, I skid left foot forward)....

That's cool.... I wonder how many people skid with their left foot forwards first? U don't see many... Anyone an ambidextrous skidder? i.e. skid with either foot forwards?[/quote]

I def have a preferd foot forward but have no problems skidding left foot forward. I find it invaluable when slowing down fast so that I can skip (which slows you down faster) and flick the back out either side with each skid, you can really scrub off speed quickly when you're side ways, either by skidding effectivly or ending up on the ground, then your skin has really good grip on the road to slow you down. :)

skin breaking rocks

fc9k Can someone explain skipping to me? Is it just like a skid but with the back wheel unweighted enough to let it bounce about a bit?

there would be no point in that, you are trying to slow down. The maximum friction between two surphace exicst just before slipage. When you are skidding you have significantly less grip and hence friction. So you want to try and keep the wheel just off of skidding, When skipping I personaly resist untill I skid abit let go alittle then skid again, repeat. Each skid tends to be on a different foot forward. You do NOT want your rear wheel comming off the ground as you will not be slowwing!

nothing like a nice film of skin on the road leading up to your corpse mangled under a black cab.

Sorry for the morbid image.

andrewleitch86 nothing like a nice film of skin on the road leading up to your corpse mangled under a black cab.

Sorry for the morbid image.

Makes me think of all the twits you see riding motorbikes in short and t-shirt. Also reminds me of belt sanders.

benanza [quote]andrewleitch86 nothing like a nice film of skin on the road leading up to your corpse mangled under a black cab.

Sorry for the morbid image.

Makes me think of all the twits you see riding motorbikes in short and t-shirt. Also reminds me of belt sanders.[/quote]

Yeah belt sanders get clogged up easily with wood and it looks like a freshly skinned pavement

I use a belt sander to remove my finger printsbefore I go robbin'

Nice tip there! :)

TheBrick(Tommy) I use a belt sander to remove my finger printsbefore I go robbin'

When I was in school i heated up a 2p and then touched it with thumb and index finger. I had no prints for about 3 weeks.

burgerlers always enter via the rear ;0

Car cigarette lighters are good for this..

"Mr. Coil strikes again!"

hippy Car cigarette lighters are good for this..

"Mr. Coil strikes again!"

so it was you then.... Mr holmes arrest that aussie

How do you skid? And more importantly, why do you skid?

you skid by locking up your left leg at the lowest point in the pedals revolution. Then when your right foot comes to 3 o'clock you pull up on your right foot. Throughout this whole time you put your weight over the front wheel. That's what I've been told and when I do the footwork just liek that it works. You use it to slow down if you don't have brakes. Also just because it's a fun thing to do and a skill that's only relevant in fixed gear.

Back-pedal braking is where it's at! Nothing like 50m of blue rubber left behind your crappy BMX..