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@irish_mick
the point of having two braking systems is that if one breaks you still have the other. so if your front break cable snaps on fixed you still have your legs and on ss or geared you should still have a back brake. it's not just about whether you can stop yourself efficiently with one brake, you should have another so you're not f*cked if one doesn't work.