The difference is surely that Evans would never sell brakless, so will be requiring the letter even for totally road legal fixeds. Probably mostly with two hand brakes.
I bought a brakeless Fuji Track from them in about 2011
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The difference is surely that Evans would never sell brakless, so will be requiring the letter even for totally road legal fixeds. Probably mostly with two hand brakes.