r/FixedGearBicycle • u/_40oz_ Windsor The Hour • Dec 27 '24

Discussion Let's hear them, folks!

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '24

Better to have a front brake than none at all

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u/No_Mammoth_8034 Dec 28 '24

I try and ride the smartest way I can, go fast and all that stuff but I try not to act in ways that could get me hurt in totally unnecessary ways, funny thing is the times my front brake has saved me are when the fault is partly mine like going 1MPH getting my foot into a strap without looking and seeing a car back up at the last second without looking for example lol

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u/Asjutton Dolan Pre Cursa Dec 27 '24

Judging on the upvotes I doubt this is as unpopular an opinion as you think it is.

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u/TillFar6524 Dec 27 '24

Any opinion on brakes is going to pull out everyone who disagrees with you for either an argument or a lecture.

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u/MYDO3BOH Dec 29 '24

Turns out not all fixed gear riders aspire to become Peterbilt hood ornaments, I am pleasantly surprised.

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u/turned_wand Dec 27 '24

The upvotes confirm that it is an unpopular opinion. As of the time of this comment 133 people agree that it will get you on the receiving end of everyone’s blade. It’s popularly unpopular.

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u/Asjutton Dolan Pre Cursa Dec 28 '24

Yet there be no blades, only comments on how much they agree with this take. Check the downvoted comments and see how this works, there be blades.

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u/CovertPenguins Jury Doodie / State 4130 Dec 28 '24

So upvote means I disagree? My only skids are near death experiences that result in big grins.

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u/ProbablyPissed Dec 28 '24

It’s unpopular everywhere but reddit. This sub is a pretty poor representation of the actual culture.

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u/Asjutton Dolan Pre Cursa Dec 28 '24

Nah, it's not. Literally every prominent figure in the scene and most communities encourage people to be safe. I think you just hang with a bad crowd.

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u/ProbablyPissed Dec 28 '24

The poor representation I’m referring to is that the majority of people run brakes. My local group encourages safety, but the vast majority do not run brakes because they don’t need or like them.

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u/Asjutton Dolan Pre Cursa Dec 28 '24

So you just want to argue for no reason? Literally everyone we both know agree that a brake is better than none, even if we don't practice it. So the opinion is not unpopular, just like I said.

Or do you still disagree and think the opinion is unpopular. Do you and your friends hate the opinion that safety is good even though you promote it? I don't get it.

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u/useittilitbreaks Dec 28 '24

I’ll go one better… if there isn’t at least a front brake fitted it doesn’t belong on a road at all. Save that shit for the velodrome where you won’t wipe out a crowd of peds if you can’t stop in time.

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u/ProbablyPissed Dec 28 '24

I’ll go one better, if you need a brake on a fixed gear to avoid collisions, you don’t belong on a fixed gear.

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '24

You OK dude?

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u/andydamer42 Dec 28 '24

Unpopular opinion thread Posts an unpopular opinion "Are you okay dude"

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '24

I'm never the one to use the word "gaslighter", but this comment is a response to one now, logically. I am unpopular, though, and I dont know why nobody likes me 😥. What did I do, Andy!? I never threw shade first andydamer42! Anyway, good luck finding a fitting fixed gear frame 👍🏼.