Ayla Brakes (Fixed Gear Braking)

dumb bitch is tea bagging her stem.

i miss ayla. does she still live there?

I saw her summer '08. I'm guessing yes.

How do you skid on a fixed gear? I can't do it

Its efficient if you don't have the muscle to stop on a fixed gear. Thats why some people including me, ride with a front brake, even though I rarely use it since the brake shoes will wear out faster than my tire. The reason coaster brakes are actually unpreferable is because the cause a lot of internal friction and will do a lot more damage in the long run than a fixed gear.

thats a bit slow to stop when an accident happens..... :|

you probably want to leave a brake on while youre getting used to it. most people keep it on forever just in case, you dont have to use it, but its good to have.

haha i know what you mean, i road a fixie for the first time yesterday haha hella hard to stop

Ayla only skids in this video in order to show that she meets the letter of the Oregon law.

There are several messengers who ride these type of fixies in Portland. There has been only one significant messenger accident in the last 5-years and it had nothing to do with brakes.

I care because two motorcycle cops decided to hassle the messengers and others by writing tickets for any infraction they could. That was 2006 -now they are not.

You wanna side with the dicks? Please stay in Utah.

Ayla as most messengers typically does not skid her bike.

Skidding on dry pavement is the standard for Oregon law- the point of the video.