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@Steff
I'm with papa44 - also, consider the situation when you're descending quickly on a geared bike and start to pick a little weave and THEN need to slow slightly for a bend. Do you really want to use the front brake just at that moment? I'd certainly prefer not to.
If I had to pick just one brake to have fitted it'd be the front, but fortunately no one's forcing me to make that decision and having a rear brake (or fixed) is a Good Thing.