I've seen that. I know that, on a fixed gear with just the front brake, when I really stop suddenly, the rear wheel skids just because I've simultaneously stopped pedaling, even without any real backforce -- so little is the weight on the rear tire.
So, I know that, for effective panic stops, I don't need a rear brake. And I have no plans to pull a trailer with this bike; nor are the brakes disks. But am I really putting my life in my hands if I run a freewheel with no rear brake? -- assuming I ensure that my cable and other parts are kept in good condition? Would you let your wife/husband/child do this? (I wouldn't let my child do this, but then she is a very inexperienced cyclist, to not to the point.) I'll probably just leave it on, but I *am* curious. On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Lungimsam <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dig this: > https://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/how-to-brake-on-a-bicycle/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
