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Hi! Thank you. Yes, I was looking for someone from that percentage of the community as well as the majority. I have finished my assignment as of now, but if you know about someone who rides without a front brake and would be willing to speak on camera - I'd be happy to get in touch and add that angle to my story. Thanks again for your time! :)
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"riders of fixed-gear bikes without a front brake. These riders may be only a small percentage of the fixed-gear community, but they are the ones who get a negative press for all of us"
What a very sweeping statement.
There are brakeless fixed gear riders worldwide that have been and will continue to ride without incident on a daily basis for years. THEY aren't getting negative press for this 'US' you're the spokesperson for, because they go unnoticed day in day out. The people getting negative press are the people having accidents...whether they have brakes or not. I would wager that there are more accidents involving cyclists WITH brakes than without, so if you must 'blame' anyone, blame individuals that are actually involved in accidents, rather than making statements which place the blame at the feet of hundreds of people not involved in them.
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It is interesting that you want to get views from the fixed-gear community, but it might have been more relevant to try and speak to riders of fixed-gear bikes without a front brake. These riders may be only a small percentage of the fixed-gear community, but they are the ones who get a negative press for all of us. Hopefully, since the Alliston case there will be very few of them.