jonny_smith Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I was just watching this video on PooTube and i was wondering how the dude with the dreads can ride backwards without having to pedal backwards?? If anyone can shed some light on this then please do. All comments welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrOcKeR Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 its a free-coaster hub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) I think you can ride backward without pedaling if you have two freewheels one on the front and one on the back, but i havent tried it i was considering putting a freewheel on my mission but dent have any money lol Edited March 26, 2007 by mission1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrico Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Its called a freecoaster hub which basicaly allows him to go backwards with out pedaling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny_smith Posted March 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 ahh i see would these be any good for streety/trials kinda thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 No, there weak and mainly designed for freestyle street dance on a bike basicly.So dont buy one, it will blow up under trials abuse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 great fun to play with! hard to get used to! you just keep pedaling backwards! quite a few people run them on there BMX's for park an stoof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Yeah, its a freecoaster hub i dont think they would be very good for trials because of the bad engadgement, there made for street BMx i belive mike W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I think you can ride backward without pedaling if you have two freewheels one on the front and one on the back, but i havent tried it i was considering putting a freewheel on my mission but dent have any money lolno, that doesn't happen....it still engages like normal, cept 2 freewheels have to engage instead, don't even bother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Dada Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 ive been told you could also get this effect by running a geared bike with spacers on the casette, by tuning the deraileur so that one of your 'gears' would actually be a spacer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padarik Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 ive been told you could also get this effect by running a geared bike with spacers on the casette, by tuning the deraileur so that one of your 'gears' would actually be a spacer I have also heard this , you would have to change gear then pedal forward so that it fell on to the spacer so it would roll backwords, no point really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Dada Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 I have also heard this , you would have to change gear then pedal forward so that it fell on to the spacer so it would roll backwords, no point really agreed, i used to think it would be fun to do this just to make people wonder how.. but it seems like a big hassle, plus having a deraileur and shifter adding weight to your bike, just to do one sort-of cool looking trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrOcKeR Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 ive been told you could also get this effect by running a geared bike with spacers on the casette, by tuning the deraileur so that one of your 'gears' would actually be a spacer jeff leonsky runs it so it cant be that hard to use just as ur setting up for a fakie flick it into the spacer on the run up then should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomer Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 jeff leonsky runs it so it cant be that hard to use just as ur setting up for a fakie flick it into the spacer on the run up then should be finei belive Aaron Chase did this aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrOcKeR Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 i belive Aaron Chase did this aswell.erm you may be correct by saying that but to my recolection i dont belive he didmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Dada Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 yeh probably not difficult, just not worth running gears for, unless you prefer to have a few gears anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyw Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 erm you may be correct by saying that but to my recolection i dont belive he didmikeYes he did...I can remember watching on extreme sports were he was fakieing down some stairs with the spacer method...He eventually...Fell off.Think it was on one of the new world disorder videos or chain reaction...I do remember it being in japan though,There was a trials rider on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrOcKeR Posted March 28, 2007 Report Share Posted March 28, 2007 ,There was a trials rider on it. thats will of been jeff leonsky he always partners with arron chase. and fair enough about him runnin the spacer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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