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@dogmatic
P!MP, seriously, why do you ask people if it's a bad idea to run a front brake only with a freewheel and when people tell you, you just tell 'em that you don't care anyway?
Believe me, with a freewheel you're much better off with 2 brakes and even then you may not have all the braking power you wish you had... and that 'scanning for trouble ahead', well, yeah, I've been there done that, but inevitably there's going to be one moment when you don't see everything and you're going to wish you had two brakes.
But if you prefer the looks of just running a front brake, go for it, but don't expect everybody to approve of it.