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i am not a fan. but on the rear brake comment i met a crazy italian guy who was ridding fixed with 2 brakes he said that if he was going to take a brake off it would be the front one because he used the back brake more and would feel safer. dont really get it but hey.[/quote]
Try BMX racing, rear is all you get and it's fine. If he's come from BMX's a rear brake does seem more natural and probably easier for him.
Coming from road bikes, I'd rather have a good front brake than anything else.[/quote]
right thats all well and good, but my point is there is no reason to have a back brake, when you're (a) perfectly able to get a thingy to add a front on an undrilled fork (like me), (b) able to get a lefty bmx brake for your front brake (like me), and (c) when the fact you have a fixed bike means you have braking power through the back wheel anyhow.
I like the wheels though,. All that and the fact 70% of the braking comes from the front.