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Saw a guy around Islington the other week, fixed brakeless, flat pedals, no straps. He didn’t skid once. The lights changed ahead of us and even at a moderate speed he was flexing all over the shop trying to slow down. Why?
Without wanting to sound like a proper old git, I rode and raced fixed for years, and commuted daily on one. I wouldn’t dream of riding one without a front brake.