tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post5112717210367988839..comments2023-11-02T04:23:00.400-06:00Comments on Cyclelicious: Berlin has NOT banned fixiesYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-33345888218694581832009-07-03T10:36:06.051-06:002009-07-03T10:36:06.051-06:00Thanks Ghost!Thanks Ghost!Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-33836241824501215322009-07-03T07:19:29.050-06:002009-07-03T07:19:29.050-06:00The German law is that each wheel must have a brak...The German law is that each wheel must have a brake...with the fixed cog and chain qualifying as the rear brake (the German polizei GET IT, unlike Portland/SF). The real problem here is that many of the riders being stopped are without front brakes.GhostRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987949431503645433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-66350474947047230892009-07-02T22:23:40.629-06:002009-07-02T22:23:40.629-06:00Backpedaling is a lot different than a coaster bra...Backpedaling is a lot different than a coaster brake - not in how you brake but in when you brake. With a fixie, you are more likely to find a way to avoid braking which results in running stops.<br /><br />What about the riders that drag a foot on the wheel to brake? Is /that/ considered sufficient braking? :DGeekGuyAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295251258659270861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14852171.post-38143615030950248522009-07-02T15:42:57.443-06:002009-07-02T15:42:57.443-06:00Police in Sacramento have been doing this for the ...Police in Sacramento have been doing this for the past six months. Which sucks, since it's otherwise a pretty bike-friendly city. Unfortunately the hipsters were drawing a bit too much attention to themselves...kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361804236320595415noreply@blogger.com