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But it's one thing saying it, I really don't think a lot of people would actually get on a bike for the first time and go off around London without any brakes. Infact a lot of people would probably never take off the front brake, no matter how long they've been riding. It's like me talking about a Ferrari and saying about how cool it is that it can take corners at 60mph. I'm never gonna go round a corner in London at 60. However on a track, I might go around a corner at 60. Equally on a track I may take off the brake.