Gear ratio effect on stopping/skidding

what do you mean?

why the fuck would I use a gear purely for skidding

Skidding on 75 is easy, HTFU.
;)

Skidding on 75 is easy, HTFU.
;)

if your going to get off the saddle skidding in any gear is easy, I found it ok in 81GI.

Lower gearing does help skidding when leaning back/sitting, which is better for stopping.

I was talking in general.
Track slides, sitting down, kick outs, gradual speed reduction, all easy on 75.

what do you mean?

why the fuck would I use a gear purely for skidding

maybe he's gonna skid everywhere - we could be seeing a new trend being born right here on the forum...

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maybe he's gonna skid everywhere - we could be seeing a new trend being born right here on the forum...

It's a skiddin' revolution... In our own backyard... puffs chest

right now i got a 47/18 and its too slow for me . . . so im lookin at 52/18 . . .
cant be having foldup bikes passing me . . .

But your knees'll be fucked!

Skidding on 75 is easy, HTFU.
;)

I know that, but he specifically asked for a specialist skidding gear

75GI is for riding.

although..maybe I'm wrong, and for a really long skid you need to be doing 35mph+ in which case something in the 80's might be best?

What can anyone recommend for on the front, something versatile, but would enable few skids here and there? Its flat where I live.

I recommend 46 - 16, perfect for riding and few skids here and there.

right now i got a 47/18 and its too slow for me . . . so im lookin at 52/18 . . .
cant be having foldup bikes passing me . . .

why can't you just simply change the cog instead??

right now i got a 47/18 and its too slow for me . . . so im lookin at 52/18 . . .
cant be having foldup bikes passing me . . .

That has nothing to do with your gearing, you just need to pedal faster.

We're not talking about a superbike here - increasing your chainring size isn't like tuning an engine to make it go faster.

right now i got a 47/18 and its too slow for me . . . so im lookin at 52/18 . . .
cant be having foldup bikes passing me . . .

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Found running 46 - 17 is ideal, and you get 17 skid patches, so pretty even wear.
And not that many folk pass me on my daily rides!

got my brakeless set up 41/18 which is silly but makes stopping very easy.
My normal bike ive got 44/16 which is still easy to skid on but not sitting down.

Bad knees.

I recommend 46 - 16, perfect for riding and few skids here and there.

OK. cheers

That has nothing to do with your gearing, you just need to pedal faster.

We're not talking about a superbike here - increasing your chainring size isn't like tuning an engine to make it go faster.
thats the point . . .
dont wanna pedal faster and look like a donut . . .

my mate has a 52/18 and its fine and jus have to get used to it . . . standing up . . .

thats the point . . .
dont wanna pedal faster and look like a donut . . .

my mate has a 52/18 and its fine and jus have to get used to it . . . standing up . . .

Hipster.

hahahah . . .

right now i got a 47/18 and its too slow for me . . . so im lookin at 52/18 . . .
cant be having foldup bikes passing me . . .

You can go 45km/h pretty easy with 46/17, can't really think of a reason to go much faster on a fixed you'd like to be able to use in a headwind or up a hill (or both) also..

46/17 brakeless here, works out fine.

Speedwolf: Welcome! Nice introduction there. It's an addictive thing collecting bike parts! There are some great threads on here about recently opened vintage shops. One in east london really piqued my interest.

However, the best place for vintage parts remains the Internet. Campyoldy.com is a great place, and ebay is also good.

I'm after some advice from you good people

I went past this bike shop by Dalston Junction on the way home from work yesterday and saw an okay looking frame outside: unbranded chrome (maybe 70's) with drop handlebars. He only wanted £30 for it so I reserved it straight away (after making sure the measures were ok). It also had horizontal "drop in" (is that what you call it?) so good for fixed wheel.

So my questions are:

How do I get rid of the old paint and do you know of someone (preferably central or east London) who can re-spray?

And more importantly - should I worry about any new parts that I buy won't fit? Like cranks, forks etc?

I've been looking forward to a project like this for ages. I just hope that this cheap frame will do justice to any fancy parts I might add

Oh, if anyone is after cheap parts and frames etc. Do check out this shop just south of Dalston Junction (on Kingsland Road). I went there last week too and there was a nice Peugeot frame going for just £25 (unfortunately the frame was 5cm too tall for me).

Any advice is appreciated!

how about don't just post in any random thread.
how about we start here "drop outs" or "track ends" not "drop ins". now try putting this in search "paint" "armourtex" "powder coat". Now about the frame, your bottom bracket (french, English, Itialin, or American) fits your frame, your cranks (cotter pin, one piece, octilink, hollowtec, JIS, or ISO) fit your bb. a good way to find out if things will fit is mesure it with calipers, and then google for the name of the part in that size and see if it comes up.

You will be able to find many new parts that will fit an old frame.

I suggest you do some research, reading up on other peoples builds and use the search for the paintjob.