New Posts For Thread: CYCLIST KILLS MOTHER OF TWOhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-twoShould have had a Break on the Front ,But having been courier on a Motor cycle Round London you will be amazed the amount of People that do not know the Difference between the Pavement and a Road ,Very nearly Killed a woman on Euston Rd one day ,andhttps://uk.yahoo.com/news/police-hunt-cyclist-knocked-man-112349427.htmlhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552906899#552906899https://uk.yahoo.com/news/police-hunt-cyclist-knocked-man-112349427.htmlTue, 03 Oct 2017 05:54:33 -0500When I was racing we would often train on a fixed wheel but always with at least another brake. No advantage whatsoever to not having a front brake. If you're out for a 100 mile training run on a fixed you pedal every yard of the distance whereas onhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552662227#552662227When I was racing we would often train on a fixed wheel but always with at least another brake. No advantage whatsoever to not having a front brake. If you're out for a 100 mile training run on a fixed you pedal every yard of the distance whereas onThu, 24 Aug 2017 16:50:40 -0500I just don't see the point in a fixey. Gears were invented for a reason. Freewheels were invented for a reason. I'd hate it if I wanted to coast for 10 seconds, if I had to keep turning my legs. There seems to be no advantage, it just comes across ashttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552658467#552658467I just don't see the point in a fixey. Gears were invented for a reason. Freewheels were invented for a reason. I'd hate it if I wanted to coast for 10 seconds, if I had to keep turning my legs. There seems to be no advantage, it just comes across asThu, 24 Aug 2017 10:55:02 -0500I had a single speed "racer".The back wheel could be flipped to make it a fixie.Why? I never did. It just makes it less controllable.The bike had front and back brakes.I didn't see the need to be cool, and stop the bike by stepping on the pedals tohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552658421#552658421I had a single speed "racer".The back wheel could be flipped to make it a fixie.Why? I never did. It just makes it less controllable.The bike had front and back brakes.I didn't see the need to be cool, and stop the bike by stepping on the pedals toThu, 24 Aug 2017 10:46:06 -0500Whisperingdeath 24 Aug 17 15:40 Joined: 25 Dec 11 | Topic/replies: 16,643 | Blogger: Whisperingdeath's blogI don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision orhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552658141#552658141Whisperingdeath 24 Aug 17 15:40 Joined: 25 Dec 11 | Topic/replies: 16,643 | Blogger: Whisperingdeath's blogI don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision orThu, 24 Aug 2017 09:55:39 -0500I don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision or brake enough to reduce the impact. Did he slow down before he hit her? i dont know as I didn;t follow thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552658053#552658053I don't know the law but if you manage to shout something like " get out of my fceking way " twice you should have time to avoid a collision or brake enough to reduce the impact. Did he slow down before he hit her? i dont know as I didn;t follow theThu, 24 Aug 2017 09:40:39 -0500I think the reason my dad had a fixed wheel cog on his go-to-work bike was because in very wet weather caliper rim brakes became far less effective when soaked and the fixed wheel gave some additional control, but then, no-one in his right mind wouldhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552657969#552657969I think the reason my dad had a fixed wheel cog on his go-to-work bike was because in very wet weather caliper rim brakes became far less effective when soaked and the fixed wheel gave some additional control, but then, no-one in his right mind wouldThu, 24 Aug 2017 09:27:58 -0500I have never seen a campaign to instruct adults not to walk out into a road while looking at a screen. It should not be needed, but it is. Anyone doing so should really be responsible for any injury they sustain as a result, and any damage to drivershttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552657723#552657723I have never seen a campaign to instruct adults not to walk out into a road while looking at a screen. It should not be needed, but it is. Anyone doing so should really be responsible for any injury they sustain as a result, and any damage to driversThu, 24 Aug 2017 08:52:08 -0500Exactly foinavon, it's just physics, you're pitched forward, back lifts, skids.I see kids on bmxes all the time with no front brake, seems trendy? Then again "fixeys" are trendy. Never mind the pro types, normal bikes made to be fixeys. Seems a bit .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552657649#552657649Exactly foinavon, it's just physics, you're pitched forward, back lifts, skids.I see kids on bmxes all the time with no front brake, seems trendy? Then again "fixeys" are trendy. Never mind the pro types, normal bikes made to be fixeys. Seems a bit .Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:45:10 -0500I've ridden a fixed wheel bike (used to be my dad's). OK for gentle slowing and speed control but useless in an emergency as the rear wheel skids as you would expect. Most stopping power comes through the front wheel brakes.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30927357/cyclist-kills-mother-of-two?post_id=552657621#552657621I've ridden a fixed wheel bike (used to be my dad's). OK for gentle slowing and speed control but useless in an emergency as the rear wheel skids as you would expect. Most stopping power comes through the front wheel brakes.Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:39:07 -0500