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How to stop your Fixie

82.6K subscribers

3.7M views 13 years ago

Our latest episode on Pure Fix TV is all about the infamous skid-stop. The skid-stop is a stopping technique that many fixed gear riders employ to help them more briskly come to a stop. In this episode, we'll teach you different techniques on how to best use this stopping method, how it helps, and how to stay safe, while doing it. Enjoy!

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stop on a fixed-gear bike

skip on your rear wheel gradually slowing you down

lock up your rear wheel causing your bike to skid

push your leg against the top tube of the frame

How to stop your Fixie

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3,792,366Views

2012Aug 13

Our latest episode on Pure Fix TV is all about the infamous skid-stop. The skid-stop is a stopping technique that many fixed gear riders employ to help them more briskly come to a stop. In this episode, we'll teach you different techniques on how to best use this stopping method, how it helps, and how to stay safe, while doing it. Enjoy!

stop on a fixed-gear bike

skip on your rear wheel gradually slowing you down

lock up your rear wheel causing your bike to skid

push your leg against the top tube of the frame

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