does it?

Dantheunicycleman · 2010-12-31, 08:48 AM

just wondering how much brakes really help since they don't seem at all necessary.

SpaceFmK · 2010-12-31, 10:10 AM

I have never used them but I can at least say they would be great going downhill on a 36er.

Klaas Bil · 2010-12-31, 11:52 AM

Lots of things help (for whatever) although they are not necessary. Brakes on a unicycle are no exception.

BTW, next time, try thinking of a more descriptive title/subject.

Hung Like Saddam · 2010-12-31, 04:14 PM

They are a great help when doing steep DH MUni. If you think they are not necessary then you are not riding hard enough for brakes to be a help.
Although most riding can be done without them, they definitely help for DH MUni and controlling speed on long descents to avoid wearing your legs out for the next climb.

harper · 2010-12-31, 04:31 PM

Please use descriptive thread titles, especially if you want to get responses to your thread from people familiar with the topic. People who use brakes tend not to look at threads titled, "does it." A more appropriate thread title would be something like "Do brakes really help?"

davidp · 2010-12-31, 05:11 PM

Brakes are not necessary (do a search for AspenMike and check out the rides he does without them) but they really do help.

jtrops · 2010-12-31, 07:51 PM

As you get more comfortable on shorter cranks brakes become more useful. Adding a brake to my 36er allowed me to go with much shorter cranks and feel like I still had control of the uni.

A brake is nice on a MUni especially with wheels bigger than a 24. I took the brake off of my 24 and haven't missed it, but with a larger wheel and the same size cranks I will want it again. The descents can kill your legs in pretty quick time without a brake.

maestro8 · 2011-01-01, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtrops

The descents can kill your legs in pretty quick time without a brake.

...not to mention your knees. Even a couple miles of moderate downhill (5-8% grade) is enough to make my knees sing out in pain. With a brake, I just grab the lever and glide as if I'm riding a block of ice down a grassy hillside.

2010-12-31, 08:48 AM	#1
Dantheunicycleman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 12	does it? just wondering how much brakes really help since they don't seem at all necessary.

2010-12-31, 10:10 AM	#2
SpaceFmK Unicycle Daze - Rob Campbell Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 25 Posts: 1,264	I have never used them but I can at least say they would be great going downhill on a 36er. __________________ The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is all comprehensible. The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. -AE

2010-12-31, 04:14 PM	#4
Hung Like Saddam Proper Job! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Stockport, UK Age: 21 Posts: 646	They are a great help when doing steep DH MUni. If you think they are not necessary then you are not riding hard enough for brakes to be a help. Although most riding can be done without them, they definitely help for DH MUni and controlling speed on long descents to avoid wearing your legs out for the next climb. __________________ The mountains’ my playground, a place to unwind Where negative thoughts are left far behind - Terry Peterson "I'll be racing the clouds home" Last edited by Hung Like Saddam; 2010-12-31 at 04:15 PM.

2010-12-31, 04:31 PM	#5
harper 768 - It's in your DNA Join Date: Sep 2001 Age: 60 Posts: 8,556	Please use descriptive thread titles, especially if you want to get responses to your thread from people familiar with the topic. People who use brakes tend not to look at threads titled, "does it." A more appropriate thread title would be something like "Do brakes really help?" __________________ -Greg Harper Destroying the climate by shutting down nuclear power plants, one by one, since 1979. JC is the only main man. There can be no other. "A fool on a unicycle is redundant" - J.D. Miller

2010-12-31, 07:51 PM	#7
jtrops Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Longmont, Colorado Age: 45 Posts: 1,286	As you get more comfortable on shorter cranks brakes become more useful. Adding a brake to my 36er allowed me to go with much shorter cranks and feel like I still had control of the uni. A brake is nice on a MUni especially with wheels bigger than a 24. I took the brake off of my 24 and haven't missed it, but with a larger wheel and the same size cranks I will want it again. The descents can kill your legs in pretty quick time without a brake. __________________ "A properly ridden unicycle is like an object in orbit: constantly falling but never landing." -Diogenes

2010-12-31, 11:52 AM	#3
Klaas Bil Sir Prince of Newsgroupia Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Zoetermeer, Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 2,303	Lots of things help (for whatever) although they are not necessary. Brakes on a unicycle are no exception. BTW, next time, try thinking of a more descriptive title/subject.

2010-12-31, 05:11 PM	#6
davidp Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chelmsford, MA Age: 33 Posts: 704	Brakes are not necessary (do a search for AspenMike and check out the rides he does without them) but they really do help.

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