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Ayla Brakes (Fixed Gear Braking)

Ayla Holland a professional bike messenger in Portland, Oregon was recently cited and convicted of riding a bicycle without a brake. She is appealing the decision and shows us why in this video ...  
 
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bak3rfoo (1 month ago) Show Hide
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dumb bitch is tea bagging her stem.
moistknife (2 months ago) Show Hide
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i miss ayla. does she still live there?
pdxktv (2 months ago) Show Hide
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I saw her summer '08. I'm guessing yes.
Meneks (3 months ago) Show Hide
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How do you skid on a fixed gear? I can't do it
tootsie400 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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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.
drvids (4 months ago) Show Hide
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thats a bit slow to stop when an accident happens..... :|
lexxoutlive (4 months ago) Show Hide
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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.
punkdude1668 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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haha i know what you mean, i road a fixie for the first time yesterday haha hella hard to stop
pdxktv (5 months ago) Show Hide
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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.
pdxktv (5 months ago) Show Hide
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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.

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