okayamaPaul
Speeding Up
- Jun 18, 2011
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Did anyone see this?
I only caught half of it, but they were saying how these bikes are increasing in Tokyo and how dangerous they are. They reckon that at 20km/h a regular bike takes 9m to stop and a brakeless fixie takes 22.5m to stop. The bike shops and some cycling association were going on about how bad they are and how they will ruin the reputation of all cyclists etc etc.
This might result in some sort of crackdown by the police?
I used to have a bmx without cable brakes as a kid, but the rear bearing would lock when going in reverse, acting as a brake. Going forwards, the pedal movements weren't fixed to the wheel like fixies though.
I only caught half of it, but they were saying how these bikes are increasing in Tokyo and how dangerous they are. They reckon that at 20km/h a regular bike takes 9m to stop and a brakeless fixie takes 22.5m to stop. The bike shops and some cycling association were going on about how bad they are and how they will ruin the reputation of all cyclists etc etc.
This might result in some sort of crackdown by the police?
I used to have a bmx without cable brakes as a kid, but the rear bearing would lock when going in reverse, acting as a brake. Going forwards, the pedal movements weren't fixed to the wheel like fixies though.