fc9k I've been barely touching my brake recently. So much so that it's massively out of adjustment and I haven't bothered to re-centre it.
Had to use it today though, when some cock cycled off a pavement into the road 5 metres ahead of me and starting heading straight at me whilst clocking some bird over his shoulder. Always feel bad when I scream swearwords at other cyclists :/
[edit] another tangent...
i sworea t a cyclist yesterday, i was crossing gt portland st and he made to turn across from the other side, then didn't, then did, then didn't, so i sort of went around him, behind him, rather than die. he thought i was turning left, so said, (adopts patronising CTC voice) "you need to learn to signal, mate". i replied (adopts angry young man voice) "how 'bout a nice cup of shut the fuck up?".
i sworea t a cyclist yesterday, i was crossing gt portland st and he made to turn across from the other side, then didn't, then did, then didn't, so i sort of went around him, behind him, rather than die. he thought i was turning left, so said, (adopts patronising CTC voice) "you need to learn to signal, mate". i replied (adopts angry young man voice) "how 'bout a nice cup of shut the fuck up?".