Brakeless

I've done it fixed loads of times :)
Its not difficult if you know how to bunnyhop a fixed, its no trickier than bunnyhopping a curb, occasionally you just have to hop a little higher, I recommend learning a technique called crank setting or pedal setting, which can be useful if your crank timing is a little off for the hop.
Basically when approaching the object if you haven't quite got your crank timing right for the hop, you kick the back of the bike up, rotate the cranks slightly to the correct position, drop it down and then go for the hop.

I can SOOOO do that* :D

James, there's no way brakeless fixed is anything like brakeless freewheel. I actually ride bikes properly (bmx, jump bike, etc) and i nearly fell off a couple of times when learning fixed, with brakes, at a steady pace. U get them stealing bikes and trying to get away fast and im sure they'll struggle unless they've ridden fixed before. I, for one, would love to see some dickhead chav fall off a fixed whilst trying to steal it. Maybe we need to set up a sting?!

an fixed unipack with 90gi and a untightened front wheel.

My new bike is going to be brakeless, gearless, singlespeed with a freecoaster.....

agreed on the bunnyhopping but seems with a freecoaster you prefer to do it on a freewheel vs fixed...unless i'm being a tool?

any fixed bunnyhopping i attend will be done far away from any other humans save one st johns ambulance attendant

James, there's no way brakeless fixed is anything like brakeless freewheel. I actually ride bikes properly (bmx, jump bike, etc) and i nearly fell off a couple of times when learning fixed, with brakes, at a steady pace. U get them stealing bikes and trying to get away fast and im sure they'll struggle unless they've ridden fixed before. I, for one, would love to see some dickhead chav fall off a fixed whilst trying to steal it. Maybe we need to set up a sting?!

You ride bikes properly!

Lies, lies I tell........ did you really nearly fall off your fixed just riding it :p

I think a sting would be fun.

cheers sainsburys ed...maybe i will 'try something new' today

ha!

James, there's no way brakeless fixed is anything like brakeless freewheel. I actually ride bikes properly (bmx, jump bike, etc) and i nearly fell off a couple of times when learning fixed, with brakes, at a steady pace. U get them stealing bikes and trying to get away fast and im sure they'll struggle unless they've ridden fixed before. I, for one, would love to see some dickhead chav fall off a fixed whilst trying to steal it. Maybe we need to set up a sting?!

a sting!!!!!!!! fuck yes! i'm up for that...i would like to set up 2 stings

1) fixer stolen my unexperienced teef
2) fixer theft attempt whilst bike hooked up to any significant electricity source

What's all this talk of fixed bunnyhopping being challenging? It's bloody easy especially if you're clipped in, you just float... clipless bunnyhops FTW...

agreed on the bunnyhopping but seems with a freecoaster you prefer to do it on a freewheel vs fixed...unless i'm being a tool?

any fixed bunnyhopping i attend will be done far away from any other humans save one st johns ambulance attendant

No preference at all, singlespeed is easier for a lot of things but I find it just as easy to bunnyhop on either one, the only real difference is once you understand the technique is that it is easier to get decent height on singlespeed compared to fixed (like near to the 3 ft mark for me), whereas on fixed I would struggle to clear 2 ft, I think the highest i've managed on fixed is between a foot and a half and two feet.

ok...fairplay...in that case its surely all about timing, in terms of the take off. i'm guessing you don't pedal in the air though and you must have to land smooth like butter so not to lose the peds

No preference at all, singlespeed is easier for a lot of things but I find it just as easy to bunnyhop on either one, the only real difference is once you understand the technique is that it is easier to get decent height on singlespeed compared to fixed (like near to the 3 ft mark for me), whereas on fixed I would struggle to clear 2 ft, I think the highest i've managed on fixed is between a foot and a half and two feet.

thats what i figured. my current set up is closer to track than freestyle though so not sure how it'd hold up.

I like Eds idea of putting a massive GI on it, and brakeless, to make it really lethal haha, yeah once you take off you kind of lock the cranks in the air, then aim to touch the back wheel down first when you land, i'm talking about doing an "american bunnyhop" by the way, not the normal crappy two wheeled variety, american bunnyhop is the only way to get any decent height and control the hop properly for most situations.

No preference at all, singlespeed is easier for a lot of things but I find it just as easy to bunnyhop on either one, the only real difference is once you understand the technique is that it is easier to get decent height on singlespeed compared to fixed (like near to the 3 ft mark for me), whereas on fixed I would struggle to clear 2 ft, I think the highest i've managed on fixed is between a foot and a half and two feet.

It must be alot easier to do when your bike is set up for that sort of thing too... the bike I'm doing bunnyhops on is a low pro and I can just about struggle to get a foot of height.

American bunnyhops FTW. English if you're being showy.. ha.

thats what i figured. my current set up is closer to track than freestyle though so not sure how it'd hold up.

Most bikes should be able to tolerate hopping up curbs etc, assuming you don't hit the curb, its when you start hopping off of things much higher or bashing the bike around a bit that you have to worry about how fragile it is, i'd be more than happy to teach you how to bunnyhop on a fixed sometime if you need some help.

but then again, it's not entirely a necessary manoeuvre, I mean the road is big enough to able to avoid an incident without needing to hop on the pavement, and even if it's narrow, it only take a quick observation and judgement to be able to get out of trouble.

It must be alot easier to do when your bike is set up for that sort of thing too... the bike I'm doing bunnyhops on is a low pro and I can just about struggle to get a foot of height.

Yeah of course bike set-up makes a big difference, its not the be all and end all, but not having to struggle against the bikes geometry makes things a lot more enjoyable!

but then again, it's not entirely a necessary manoeuvre, I mean the road is big enough to able to avoid an incident without needing to hop on the pavement, and even if it's narrow, it only take a quick observation and judgement to be able to get out of trouble.

Rubbish, there are situations where being able to mount the curb safely and quickly could save your life or avoid serious injury, there isn't always an escape route available on the road, if there was none of us would crash..... ever.

Yeah of course bike set-up makes a big difference, its not the be all and end all, but not having to struggle against the bikes geometry makes things a lot more enjoyable!

Oh tell me about it, my bike is set up to go fast, not to jump about... if I do a bunnyhop I can feel the saddles just too high to do anything like that properly.

I've been seriously considering building something tough that I can throw around and try out tricks on.

The childhood BMXer that never was is finally making an appearance!

I can SOOOO do that* :D

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I like Eds idea of putting a massive GI on it, and brakeless, to make it really lethal haha

Most bikes should be able to tolerate hopping up curbs etc, assuming you don't hit the curb, its when you start hopping off of things much higher or bashing the bike around a bit that you have to worry about how fragile it is, i'd be more than happy to teach you how to bunnyhop on a fixed sometime if you need some help.

agreed...eds idea would be a good first test...just of the whole sting concept. really like the loosened front wheel idea, especially if it could be done at night and with the front wheel hooked up to some bad ass fishing line...oh the joy. why not...police unbothered..need to fight back. i'm sure current projects/bike porn is to a bike teef what google earth is to a burgalar.

as for the coaching, might take you up on that depending on how my jaunt in a deserted car park with st johns ambulance goes.

Rubbish, there are situations where being able to mount the curb safely and quickly could save your life or avoid serious injury, there isn't always an escape route available on the road, if there was none of us would crash..... ever.

in my (limited) experience edscoble is like the lfgss oracle but on this occasion CJ is on the money

Oh tell me about it, my bike is set up to go fast, not to jump about... if I do a bunnyhop I can feel the saddles just too high to do anything like that properly.

I've been seriously considering building something tough that I can throw around and try out tricks on.

The childhood BMXer that never was is finally making an appearance!

Ahem.....

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread28940.html

Shameless plug ;)

Lovingly built by a bmxer that never grew up :)

Might need something bigger..! 56cm is probably big for something like that but not big enough for me... I think.

Hehe Max's a fooking giant :) But 'armless.