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@vinylvillain
Its not about learning to use your brake, its physics, and when riding around london uses your brakes on corners to avoid incoming peds etc is and every ride necessity - one of the main benefits of fixed is the abililty to subtly modulate rear wheel speed much more effectively than a rear brake.