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dancing james
I am reminded of a Current Projects thread on here ages ago. Some dude had stripped down a steel bike and ended up with what was essentially a single speed with no brakes.
He thought the fixed gear riders on here would love it. He seemed to reason that the point of riding fixed was a kind of a dare, and if brakeless riders are cooler than those with a front brake, then his bike with neither front or rear brake would make him the coolest kid on the entire forum.
When his new found tribe tried helpfully to explain that this was nuts he couldn't handle it and started spouting all kinds of shite.
If someone can dig out the thread then I owe you one internets.