New road bicycle made for inner city commuting sold without brakes ... wtf???

[PICK3]

:: Not just any bike shop... The Bike Shop ::

As pure a bike as you'll ever find, the Langster likes fast friends. Clearly a bike with one gear and no brakes is not for the faint of heart

 

[miplank]

lol

 

[hog#head#cheese]

let me see you ride that bike thru lakeview where the pot holes have zip codes

 

[Dial_tone]

Fixed gear/track bikes are very popular. I've got one and most every bike messenger you've ever seen was on one.

 

[chewyxrage]

Fixed gear/track bikes are very popular. I've got one and most every bike messenger you've ever seen was on one.

So how do you stop? Is it like those bikes I had when I was little kid where you back peddle and the bike slows?

 

[RachelEFC]

As a fan of road bikes, and the owner of Colnago, I just don't see the point?

 

[PICK3]

bicycles with or without brakes hurt my package

 

[MichaelScott]

so does riding without the seat too right?

 

[MichaelScott]

bicycles with or without brakes hurt my package

lol

 

[Dial_tone]

So how do you stop? Is it like those bikes I had when I was little kid where you back peddle and the bike slows?

They don't coast. If the bike is moving you're pedaling whether you like it or not. You just resist the pedals as they go around and you'll slow down.

As a fan of road bikes, and the owner of Colnago, I just don't see the point?

It teaches you how to pedal smoothly in a complete circle. You probably only push down and and don't realize it. It teaches you to spin faster. I can hit 160 rpm for a few seconds and pedal 100-110 comfortably. It's more pure and simple than having 20-30 gears...almost like driving an American muscle car as opposed to a caddy...unless your Colnago is a custom steel job handmade in Italy (not Taiwan like most of their bikes now) I'm not impressed.