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Skidding is fun. It’s probably why you wanted to get into fixed gears because you watched MashSF and Macaframa. Here's your Guide to Skidding on a Fixed Gear.
The lower your gearing is, the easier it will be to skid. You can learn how to skid on whatever ratio you already have, but if you can, gear down to learn how to skid.
Skid patches are the locations on your rear tire your gearing allows you to perform a skid. Skidding will burn through your tires like nothing else. More skid patches will extend the life of your rear tire, so you can save money in the long run and skid for longer. Get a bunch of cheap tires because you will be trashing tires.
Foot retention is almost necessary for skidding. It’s possible to skid without it, but I can’t even skid without foot retention. If you want to learn fast, foot retention will help you get there.
Before the actual skid, there’s the setup. The easiest setup is the “ballz to stem” method where as you can clearly see, the rider’s testicles, in most cases, are put towards the stem.
To perform a skid, you have to lock up your rear wheel by pulling up on the forward pedal and pushing down on the rear pedal.
Practice, practice, practice. Everyone learns at different rates. Don’t get discouraged if you can’t skid and if you don’t feel like you’re making any progress. For me, there was a point where I couldn’t lock the rear wheel no matter how hard I tried, and then I hit the tipping point. Soon after that, I was whipping out skids at every stop like a true Fixie Foo.