Park riding brakeless?

[stefifly]

I was wondering: what do you think about riding brakeless in park? Do you really need brakes in park? When I mean, park, I mean and fairly large skatepark...
thanks

[hoffmankevin101]

i always ride park with brakes. if i didnt have brakes i would hav probaly broke some lil kids ribs:x i went over a spine, in mid air looked down and noticed a lil sk8boarder kid laying there(plz dont ask me why)so i slamed on the brakes and dodged him by about an inch.:x

[Tricky_ab]

People ride brakeless everywhere...if you have bike control and you are aware of your surroundings, you'll be fine...

[AaronBMX]

i ride brakeless in my local park since it's pretty quiet it's good and i wait for people

[stefifly]

do you know about any pros riding brakeless in park?

[mirra540]

i rode brakeless in a park a fairly big 1 and i was fine

[Beanie]

it all depends on your skill and how you watch, of course when your brakeless you have to watch out more.
if your new to riding, dont ride park brakeless because you wont have control and you probably will run into everyone.

[Levimoody]

do you know about any pros riding brakeless in park?
Me,:lol:.In One of the road fools Josh Stricker (he's the man) rides a park brakeless.

Levvy

[10Spokez]

it's for some people and not for others. once you try it i'm sure you'll know if it's for you or not

[stefifly]

ok thanks for the advice ;)

[jawn]

You won't be able to do certain things without brakes...

[I love bmx]

Itd be hard to do fufanos and abubacas without brakes lol

[bmxdowntown16]

i ride parks brake less but when i wanna do like tech tricks like tire taps i usaly use them i can do them with out brakes but i bust my ass every once in awhile

[turndown]

ive ridden some packed parks with no brakes, and headphones on.
just be aware of your surroundings.

[justinmeyers]

last time i was at my park it was crowded really bad, like 1/2 of the riders were brakeless... no problems, it's all about bike control, personally i prefer back brake for park, makes alot more tricks possible

[Smickus]

You won't be able to do certain things without brakes...

like what?

[HaroStreet]

i ride brakeless in parks but its easier to learn tricks with brakes

[AaronBMX]

like what?

braking with a lever duhh!:lol: other things are still possible

[BenMINI]

i feel safer with a brake, as anyone would, but i prefer brakeless, don't know why, but it feels nicer

[ashy]

i ride without brakes in a park but it depends on your style

[Biggles]

i love brakeless park, well my park on the day i usually go, is pretty much empty, 5 people at the very most in the daytime.

you can just flow around so much and it makes you a lot smoother i think, and before people ask i've ridden park with brakes a lot and i prefer brakeless, there's nothing i won't hit brakeless you've just gotta have your wits about you and plan where you're going next

[dylan b]

like what?

yeah i know, what cant you do without brakes? i learned footjam fufs. and for little kids, just watch out. i love the skateboarders who dont look where there going because a bike vs. skateboard usually ends up the bike is at least 10 pounds heavier(mike hardman is an exception) that the skateboard. so us bikers can thrash them and they dont even care. for riding park brakless if you are going fast and are going to land flat, land back tire first. ive been practiceing doing stuff to flat, and that doesnt kill your wrists. also a person named sean burns told me that it works.

[bikerinthebuff]

its true, the only thing you cant do w/out brakes is grab the brake lever.

[thatotherguy84]

yeah i know, what cant you do without brakes? i learned footjam fufs. and for little kids, just watch out. i love the skateboarders who dont look where there going because a bike vs. skateboard usually ends up the bike is at least 10 pounds heavier(mike hardman is an exception) that the skateboard. so us bikers can thrash them and they dont even care. for riding park brakless if you are going fast and are going to land flat, land back tire first. ive been practiceing doing stuff to flat, and that doesnt kill your wrists. also a person named sean burns told me that it works.

Sean Burns is the ultimate none trend whore and a huge hucking mofo! haha

Anyways Brakeless park is fun, I actually have more fun with it then I had when I had brakes, idk why I just do.

[jawn]

like what?

Like no footed variations of stuff you'd normally use pedal pressure or foot jam, controlling speed without using feet, leverage, etc. Let's not pretend brakes are completely useless.

[hale riders]

no brakes plus busy park=little kid or stupid old kid getting hurt.
otherwise i would i only use it for stopping when people go in front of me
just to slow down.

[bmxdowntown16]

i ride park with brakes sometimes but i prefer no brakes

[Butter_Nutts]

skaters and bladers dont have brakes... think about it!

[instantz45]

learn to pump everything. it will help you slow down and speed up without using brakes or puting your foot on the ground/in the tire

[fitbike61]

sucks ass when u run into somebody especially if its a crowded park

[rideohio]

I ride an insanely crowded park on fridays without brakes. If you know the ramps and ur bike you'll be fine. I've never run over some kid because I didn't have brakes.

[BurnoutLS13]

stay with brakes, there not that annoying, you save a leg or two

[fitflow41]

Me,:lol:.In One of the road fools Josh Stricker (he's the man) rides a park brakeless.

Levvy

stricker always rides brakes

[moes]

People ride brakeless everywhere...if you have bike control and you are aware of your surroundings, you'll be fine...

Yupp thats how it is...

[band aid]

i ride park brakeless with 2 pegs. but pegs replace brakes because if i used brakes it'd be a gyro and i wouldn't have pegs.

[Snake Lizard]

I like my brakes for park. I can't do tailtaps or abubacas without brakes. If we had no parks here I would probably ride brakeless.

[Levimoody]

stricker always rides brakes
I dont think he did but i will rewatch it!But either way Stricker is still the man!

Levvy

[AaronBMX]

i ride park brakeless with 2 pegs. but pegs replace brakes because if i used brakes it'd be a gyro and i wouldn't have pegs.

not logical because this isn't about weight but about stopping before you hit someone and when brakeless that might be harder for some people

[diamondbackboy]

i broke my cable n i tried brakless, this was 6 months ago.......... i love brakeless, ive only ever ridden at my local park with brakes once, atleast u cant pansy out without brakes

[jawn]

atleast u cant pansy out without brakes

That can be both a good and a bad thing.

[elijah]

I ride an insanely crowded park on fridays without brakes. If you know the ramps and ur bike you'll be fine.

friday nights at the park is insane, about 6 of the best riders in the area all riding brakeless at the moment. last friday frank and josh slamed into each other, and franks front peg ripped out almost all of joshs' front spokes :)

[Dylan]

I love riding park without brakes, i can control my bike fine i learn a lot quicker without a brake rather than with a brake.

[KyleJ3lly]

I ride park brakeless.

[Erik5172]

i ride brakes but im not that good so its kinda safe

[C K]

no brakes at parks is better, then you dont puss out, i used to ride brakeless, untill recently i found the urge to ride with brakes, my park has alot of little kids so its partialy better, i just dont ride with any fingers on the brake lever

that way i dont use em unless someones in the way, or i really need too

[Pau1]

I hate riding park without brakes. They have saved me soo many times from running into kids, and i would have crashed plenty of times from having to much speed. i feel like i have more control with them.

[Erik5172]

that way i dont use em unless someones in the way, or i really need too

i agree 100% i dont keep my hand on the brake unless i need it

[kronck]

every once and a while you need to save a child, keep the brakes

[lewis211]

ive learn alot from riding brakeless at the park, when i flyout onto a quarter i can antipump to stop so i dont go really high and kill someone. i also do this for hips n shit. if u do this with brakes it looks crappy and isnt as smooth. although i just learnt a couple of no/1foot sorta things and with no brakes n it wud be easier if the pedals didnt move.

[Branchy]

my old Eastern frame had messed up welds for the brake mounts so they didn't work worth crap, so i ended up taking them off, then i snapped that frame (luckily it was free), and the first gen Bullitt I've been riding had the brake mounts hacked off the chainstay, so i've been brakeless for close to 2 years riding everything from street, park to dirt.

it's not a real big deal if you know how to shift your momentum to slow down and what not...