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@dooks
when riding geared i use the rear brake and often both front and rear, pretty much every single time i wanted to slow down or stop. i don't know why you wouldn't really? unless you're training yourself to not use it. but why would you want to do that? seems a bit daft to me.
sorry. i might as well apologise before i get called on this. i'm grumpy again. explanation:
i just moved back to islington after a year in kilburn and am absolutely astounded by the number of singlespeeds with no foot retention and no back brake on the short morning commute. passed dozens this morning.
i guess my cynicism was sparked by a suspicion that anyone claiming to never need the rear brake on a single speed might (just might) be training themselves to not use it in order to justify the removal of the now "redundant" rear brake and thusly acheive a more convincing fakenger aesthetic. i suppose i suspected the OP might be trawling for validation of this little plan.
a thousand apologies if i'm wrong... as i assume i'm about to be told i am.