| | 9/18/00 | | Eric Gilliland |
| | 21:47:00 |
| | Subject |
| | RE: Brakes are for Flakes |
| | Body |
| | So shall it be written... |
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| | > [Original Message] |
| | > From: Scrooge <scrooge@erols.com> |
| | > To: <messengers@bicyclemessenger.org> |
| | > Date: 9/18/00 7:14:39 PM |
| | > Subject: Brakes are for Flakes |
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| | > ON BRAKES: |
| | > My first track bike came with a set of brakes in a box. After an |
| | > hour of practice I found the track bike to be scarry so I put a brake |
| | > on. After a half hour I found that to be even scarrier. At that critical |
| | > moment you don't want to have to make the decision of which way to go. |
| | > So I slowed down and rode with "sense". In time my skill grew. I learned |
| | > to live a few seconds in the future. My mind "expanded" We were all NOT |
| | > created equal. If your brain isn't big enough (ie: not senseable) then |
| | > use a brake. But don't knock people with higher brain capacity. |
| | > ON CLIPS VS CLIPLESS: |
| | > Clips and straps are fool-proof if you don't let your straps wear |
| | > thin. With clipless you get better power transmition but whose racing? |
| | > Racers travel more or less in a straight line. In the streets you need |
| | > to dance around. When you need to kick that sucker sideways and do |
| | > maneuvering tricks the clipless might un-clip. |
| | > ON SKIDDING: |
| | > Skidding isn't stopping. Bikes with brakes don't skid to stop. Learn |
| | > to stop. |
| | > |
| | > -scrooge 'Master of Trackbike-Fu' |
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