Anticipation...

Carla A-G said:

So he hasn't slept for the past week, waiting for his new fixie to arrive...

He can smell that new bike. The scent is trailing from the UPS truck...

The bike arrives today.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Has he worn out the 'refresh' button on the browser, trying to track UPS's movements down to the
linear foot?

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J'm Sm'th said:

Carla A-G said:

So he hasn't slept for the past week, waiting for his new fixie to arrive...

He can smell that new bike. The scent is trailing from the UPS truck...

The bike arrives today.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Has he worn out the 'refresh' button on the browser, trying to track UPS's movements down to the
linear foot?

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ha ha ha ha ha It's offically delivered... Now I only have an hour left at work and a 45 minute
commute...

Jimbo...oh boy oh boy oh boy boy oh boy boy oh...(san)

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Damn you really CAN"T coast on these things can you?"

At least that's what it sounded like on my first fixed foray.

He has many, many years of experience with fixies, that won't be a problem...

But me on the other hand...I'm still learning how to stop...

- CA-G see Carla ride, see Carla attempt to stop, see Carla crash into bushes on the side of
the road...

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Andrew Thorne said:

Quoted message said:

He has many, many years of experience with fixies, that won't be a problem...

But me on the other hand...I'm still learning how to stop...

- CA-G see Carla ride, see Carla attempt to stop, see Carla crash into bushes on the side of the
road...

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

While the hop-to-rear-wheel-lockup-skid thing is pretty damn cool, please don't tell me you ride
on LI without at least a front brake...

-Andrew "Thinks Can Am Girls should kick ass, not be hood ornaments" Thorne

A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at anticipating
and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden voyage for me was
brakeless...

Jimbo(san)

Andrew Thorne said:

Quoted message said:

A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
anticipating and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden voyage
for me was brakeless...

Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of doing something dangerous,
"be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work on
brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

Jimbo(san)

jimbo(san) said:

Andrew Thorne said:

Quoted message said:

A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
anticipating and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden
voyage for me was brakeless...

Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of doing something
dangerous, "be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work on
brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

Jimbo(san)

Either. Depends upon the bike. Some have both.

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jimbo(san) said:

Andrew Thorne said:

Quoted message said:

A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
anticipating and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden
voyage for me was brakeless...

Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of doing something
dangerous, "be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work on
brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

My kids started with disc brakes because they offer superior modulation. .

Coaster.

P e t e F a g e r l i n said:

jimbo(san) said:

Andrew Thorne said:

>
>A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
>anticipating and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden
>voyage for me was brakeless...
>
>
>Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of doing something
dangerous, "be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work
on brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

My kids started with disc brakes because they offer superior modulation.

Amplitude, Frequency, Pulse or Phase?

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jimbo(san) said:

Andrew Thorne said:

Quoted message said:

A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
anticipating and really only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden
voyage for me was brakeless...

Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of doing something
dangerous, "be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work on
brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

Jimbo(san)

Depends. My daughters pre sale Schwinn has rear coaster, and front hand. But I added that last part
myself. :-)

Dave

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P e t e F a g e r l i n said:

jimbo(san) said:

Andrew Thorne wrote:

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> >A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
> >anticipating

and really

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> >only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden voyage for me was
> >brakeless...
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> >Jimbo(san)
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> As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle

of doing

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> something dangerous, "be carepul".
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> Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time

last

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> weekend. We'll work on brakes next....
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> -Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still

coaster brakes

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or do they start right up with hand brakes?

My kids started with disc brakes because they offer superior modulation.

Amplitude, Frequency, Pulse or Phase?

Amplitude of braking force, of course.

Shaun aRe

Andrew Thorne said:

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>
>A brake is a complete must have... Although I have to say Carla has gotten very good at
>anticipating and

really

Quoted message said:

>only uses it when really nessesary... RR coming and yes the maiden voyage for me was
>brakeless...
>
>
>Jimbo(san)

As my not quite three year old son says everytime he's in the middle of

doing

Quoted message said:

something dangerous, "be carepul".

Bike content: he figured out how to pedal and steer at the same time last weekend. We'll work
on brakes next....

-Andrew

What do kids usually get on their bikes these days... is it still coaster brakes or do they start
right up with hand brakes?

Jimbo(san)

Well the classic place to start is with a brakeless fixie (with three wheels).

We skipped that step as a buddy of mine gave my son a Giant Animator BMXy thing with coaster
brake. It was a bit aspirational as the gift was given before he could even walk. I'll probably
add handbrakes to it sometime in the next year or so to get him used to the idea. I figure his
next bike will probably be handbrakes only.

If I had it to do over (which I do, as my other son just turned one) I'd go the tricycle route
first. The fact that there's no freewheel makes the connection between turning pedals and forward
motion much more clear.

-Andrew

ya' see fixed is always the way to go!!!!

jimbo(san)