LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
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London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
Hi there, first post.
I was in heavy traffic in Central London and cautiously moved out behind a bus to overtake. Although I was still on my side of the road, as I moved out behind the bus, coming down at full speed in front of me was a courier on a Fixie He was fully in my lane. He had no way of stopping and so instead kind of bounced off the bus and then did a wierd flip over the handle bars and hit the floor with his shoulder. Thankfully he didn't crash into me, which would have been bad.
Can anyone here please exlain how to perform an emergency stop with a fixed wheel bike? And please explain how track bikes like this work in heavy traffic in Central London?
It's funny because as I looked at him on the floor, I realised that this bike would probably work fantastic on a kind of track with no opposing traffic, but are ridiculous to be used in London - unless of course one's aim is to travel faster than it's possible to stop safely.