Your vids have improved immensely in the past year, Dave. Better sound, better variety of shots and cuts, and you are much more confident and relaxed about talking to us. They are very enjoyable. Keep up the great work!

I loved fixed brakeless most of my cycling life but after turning 50yrs old the joints can’t take it anymore and the recovery isn’t what it used to be. I have conceded and run a freewheel. I love single speed riding so this allows me to do that without as much suffering. Besides, I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself. Do what you enjoy.

Best thing about this vid?... the pure honesty!... brakeless fixed gear is not for everyone but it is fun, I'm old so there's front brake on my bike, still a laugh though!. Maybe you need a gravel/cx/big tyred/adventure fixie (with one brake!)

skiiiiiddddd......... nice ride again dave - big skills on the fixie riding down some of those lanes - keep having fun

Good to finally see a fixie video from someone. You talk a lot of sense, normal person explaining how to ride one. Love riding fixed, I'll ride any bike but fixed in my mind is the best.

I pay more attention riding a brakeless fixed gear. Whenever I’m at a intersection or whatever it may be when I need to look for on coming traffic but with a brake I’m a little bit lazier since I know I can press it as well stand up to slow down with my legs since I can’t skip.

Love your track videos, more like this!!! 😍

I just put riser bars and flats/straps on my fixed gear Yesterday. You've inspired me!! Forget the fancy shoes ,kit. Just have fun on a fixie!!

This is my favourite channel of ALL, all different bikes, always fun and honest. Fixed gear for me is my first choice of bike the thrill is amazing. I have brakes front and rear but tbh I try not to use them even though there carbon top boy ones. Drop aero bars and the speed wow, power power power. You're choice Dave with or without hey. Variety is key

To me the 'rocket ship' looks like an industrial late 19th-century/early 20th century water wheel for creating energy, either electrical or mechanical! Great vid as always...

Thanks for another inspiring Vid!!

I’m quite jealous that your route has so much shade.

I ride with and without a brake, depending on the day/ride. If I'm riding brakeless, I've probably got clipless pedals/shoes on because I really wanna be able to drag the bike to a stop if I need to. But I've got another bike that I typically run a brake + flats/straps for more casual days

Good on you Dave! Brakes suck on a track bike. My Giant Contend has made me lazy. I remember the good old days mashing for hours everyday until a bike shop said test ride this Bianchi Sempre with brakes and gears ;)

I'd add if UR planning on riding any MtB trails on a fixed gravel bike, a front brake is a must.

Cool back on the fixed 👍

Really nice looking trails👍goes home sits with bike "it's not you it's me, I feel we need some time apart"😂

I ride breakless when I'm not going for smash it ride, when I am going to smash it I put a front break on as in an urban setting one can never trust the car drivers to not just slam on their breaks

Still saving up money to build a fixed gear again 🙏🏻 Goodluck to me

60k on tired legs with a fixie good job I'd say. As for brake debate personally for myself I'd want a front brake. I can see from your vids your handling skills, experience on the bike give you the confidence that you don't need a front brake. I know others may disagree with that but as they say it's horses for courses. Great vid by the way.

Building up my first SS bike, and plan to start out with a freewheel cog and Fr brake until I know how it feels and handles on my local roads, but want to eventually move over to fixed/brakeless. So my question is: Mentally, how do make, commit to, and stick with that switch?

Nice1 Dave 👍 Good Skills 😀

I can ride brakeless and I sometimes do but I mainly use my fixed gear for riding to college and when there are kids walking out into the road I do sometimes have to use my brake and I also live next to the Surrey hills so there are some scary descents which I want a brake for

"Jesus Christ it hurts!" Another beauty quote 🤙

I love track bikes too. You should try single speed gravel bike. They are soooo sickkkkkkkkkk

Do you mind doing like gear review on your Sungod glasses? I've noticed you owning a good handful of em. And maybe do a giveaway or something? 😁 Cheers from the Philippines! 😁

Nobody has mentioned the law. In many countries brakes are required, front and back. I believe you only need a front brake because you can use your legs to slow the rear wheel. In fact I think in England only a front brake is required. So if you ride where police are present, learn your local laws. I commonly ride and never feel the need to use my brakes, but they're there just in case.

Yup... The fixed gear is fun! It is definitely a higher level of concentration needed to ride, you need to start braking earlier (I have a brake but is it for emergencies or to stop overspeed) you need to know the hills you are about to climb! But they are simple and fun! :)

lovely video as always but yeah...I am not feeling this chest angle with the narrow fixed style bars :D

Everything is dope :) . How you like the metal cages using plastic cages now track bike are super fun :)

Which do you find harder, the 40rpm up the hill or the 180 rpm on the way down? I ride with brakes (at least a front) because I don't have the control to slow myself down above a cadence of about 130 and it's a complete waste of hills if you have to fight the hill on the way down as well as the way up! :)

I remember as a kid rideing fixed and no brakes I so what one because you ha ha and loads safe rides to shread a fixiey

Slow to the party on this Vid Dave. Loved it though!

Anyone looking for bags should definitely check out skingrowsback! They offer the bar bag and saddle bag in a combo... mine just turned up and they are really well made. The zip is really strong and has a water resistant cover so you can open it on the move with no dramas and it keep your sh!t dry!

I say you should do a video about why you ride brake less we all have different opinions and reason why we don’t or do ride break less.I use to ride with a front break when I was beginning and than I bought a all carbon Fuji bike with no brakes holes so I was forced to ride break less🤷‍♂️

an idea for a video, put a power meter on the fixed gear and do a certain route. Then do the same route on the road bike with power meter and compare TSS on both rides. only way to prove riding fixed is twice as hard.

What’s a good track bike I should buy ? I’m experienced and I want to upgrade

I know it's the law/part of the highway code in the UK, imo I think someone experienced like yourself who's confident at backpedalling to brake and is going round the lanes is fine but like you say not everyone is skilled or responsible enough to do it. If I were riding on open roads on mine I'd probably just put the front brake on for show and not really use it haha

What kind of frameset is that?

This may be the first fixed gear bike video on KZfaq that doesn't spend 30% of the run time talking about the gear ratio used and why. Also bananas riding on the gravel bits.

what earphones do you wear?

£100 for the lunch box bag 😳, I was thinking £39.99, shame I won't be purchasing 😞

It's 12% it's a hard climb so I will do it while filming you mad lad. So hard to ride on gravel on a fixie if you need to do a small hop it's so difficult your such a good rider dude. Love the etnies t-shirt though not worn one since the ol' BMX days

How easy is it to get used to not free wheeling?

I definitely understand the debate, but riding brake less isn’t something that happens overnight. For me, I was riding with a front brake and trying to use it as little as possible to get the idea, but I found the first few days I took the brake off, I was much more cautious. it takes months to get comfortable riding brake less. And yeah it does increase the chance of a crash if you’re not careful, but have you really ridden a bike if you haven’t crashed, it’s just a part of the sport.

I am scared watching this and i am a Trackie lol Fair play i use brakes on the road

100k fixed gear ride video !

My bike runs singlespeed and fixed,but the knees dont like fixed😳Ive been out on it loads this year and I love the fact I dont need to compete with the Lycra brigade with their expensive superbikes.Baggy shorts,T shirt and old trainers and 1speed for me!And I run brakes... a hopping/ skidding back wheel is not stopping fast enough! wouldnt drive my car brakeless so why would you on a bike?Save the brakeless for the velodrome folks....

Track bikes grow the legs 🦵, it's great training, I love my track bike , brakeless for life , fuck the haters

Another one that made me laugh... the feeling I am shattered, yep we all do that!!

The brake Vs. brakeless debate is difficult, because most people will argue you should always have one fitted because it's the law. The thing is, if you're used to riding without one, chances are you won't use it if you fit it, so why do it? I've seen enough people riding round on bikes with 1 brake disconnected (or even 2...), poorly maintained brakes that hardly stop them etc. that I don't think brakeless fixed riders are problem. All of the people I know who do it know how to handle a bike and can stop better than many people out there, they're certainly safer than a lot of people I see on the road. Personally, I almost always have a brake fitted, mainly because I ride my fixed gears on club runs so I definitely need a brake and I use drop bar levers, so taking them off is a faff, but I am considering having a set of bars for my all-road fixed gear with no brake that I can swap in when I'm doing a fully off-road ride. Even with a brake fitted, I've done loads of rides where I haven't touched it and I can't remember the last time I used it when I commute through the centre of Glasgow (and that's not just because of lockdown). I honestly think it's a small issue blown out of proportion by a lot of people who have never done it and don't really understand it. Also, as the fixed gear counts as a brake in the UK, it's not really brakeless. Maybe dropping that name would help?

Get more comfortable bars and better pedals and your track bike will be 10x better experience

Pretty much nobody should ride a brakeless fixed gear. I have a lot of experience riding and racing every type of bike you can imagine for decades. If you're riding a fixie without a brake, it's for ego. Put a damn brake on and stop pretending every time you run through a stop light and almost get killed that you knew what you were doing.