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An instructor should be checking the state of your bike before starting the training. 2 working brakes are a requirement. Additionally having a brake will assist in your emergency stops and general control of the bike.
CTUK's policy is "A coaster/fixed gear bike without a front brake is not road legal so shouldn’t be used while training"
dancing james
Cheers @Greenbank I'll try to get intouc with the actual instructor and ask if he's happy with me being brakeless or not.
@Emyr because the point of me doing cycle training is not learning basic safety, I average 200km a week, cycle in many cities and am pretty proficient. But when it comes to dual carriageways, big roundabouts and some weird junctions I seem to have come up with my own way of dealing with them. It works, but my way may be dangerous or annoying to drivers in ways I can't see. Or perhaps I'm doing it perfectly in which case knowing that I'm doing it correctly will be good.