Better leg braking?

[gbs]

I followed a bloke on a brakeless fixed down a long hill the other day. To slow down he was using a combination of leg braking and kicking out and temporarily locking the rear. All right for bleeding off speed but not for an emergency stop.

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Kicking out and locking? PLEASE explain

 

[MrGrumpy]

I just wonder if my leg braking is wrecking my back wheels, gone through two now with the lock ring stripping the threads due to the reverse action?

 

[swee'pea99]

Gordon Bennet, you must have legs like tree trunks!

 

[robin IX]

Haven't read the lot, its seems to have gone off topic a little.

In response to the original post.
I have a front brake for legality and peace of mind (don't think I could skid stop quick enough in an emergency), however I tend to "skip" stop whereby I unweight the back wheel and kinda just plonk it back down again repeatedly which scrubs off speed quick enough for most situations.

I tend to spend more time looking for things to avoid when I ride fix.

Robin

 

[Rob3rt]

Kicking out and locking? PLEASE explain

Shifting your weight forward, locking your legs on the backstroke stopping the back pedal rising up and locking the back wheel, hence skidding. Check fixie skid competitions on youtube.