not so stupid when most of us chosen the h plus son simply because of the extremely deep v-ness that offer no advantage at all when we could've gotten a much much better rims for more than half the price (and perform much better than the H+son too as well as being stronger).
so yes, it's kinda a fashion thing.
after weeks not using the brakes I end up taking them off, ironically enough the amount of close call I used to get while commuting dramatically drop after being less aggressive due to relying on the front brake to slow down immediately if something popped up while going very fast.
Im changing from free to fixed for a similar reason actually, when i ride to college on my freewheel i arrive out of breath and sweating myself inside out, rode in on my fixed (which is my 2nd/beater bike just now) the other day and because i had been taking it easy due to not being so comfortable on the bike i arrived feeling much fresher.
I will still be running a front brake for a little while tho.
Im changing from free to fixed for a similar reason actually, when i ride to college on my freewheel i arrive out of breath and sweating myself inside out, rode in on my fixed (which is my 2nd/beater bike just now) the other day and because i had been taking it easy due to not being so comfortable on the bike i arrived feeling much fresher.
I will still be running a front brake for a little while tho.