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I commuted on fixed for years and always kept a front and rear brake and was mighty glad of them on several occasions. I have eventually gone back to a geared commuting bike, not sure if that is an age thing or not but I do prefer gears!
The one good thing I found with a year round fixed bike was the amount you could neglect the maintenance on it!
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not really started yet as i've been a bit occupied with other stuff, aiming to switch over to commuting on the fixed bike next week (if the rain clears up - no mudguards!)
i did notice on the practice rides i've done that it is a lot harder to slow down using leg muscles than i thought it would be, and i'm in no way brave enough to attempt to DAS... grateful for front and rear brakes at the moment.