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@pigfarmer
Having seen and heard of plenty of people 'over front braking' during my illustrious career on the bikes I'd have to give one piece of advice:
Always keep the front brake slightly looser than the rear brake...
In an emergency on 2 braked bikes your not gonna be quick enough (generally) to tapper the front less than the rear. Head says "f*ck, stop, so hands automatically reach and squeeze.
BTW my fixed had a front, and that is loose as hell. Thank the lord cos otherwise I woulda been straight over the top this arvo on Victoria.
In respect to helmets, I say nothing.