The Ultimate Brakeless/Front/Rear/How many brakes? thread

I now ride fixed but i used to ride s/s front brake. I did so for years on many different bikes, bmx, road, mtb and with cantilevers, v brakes, and disc brakes and:

1. I can assure you i was not trying to imitate a fixed 'look'. The 1st bike i setup with just a front brake was a bmx and i took the rear brake off as i did not like gyros and wanted to be able to spin my bars so i ran a front brake with the cable going through the steerer. The 1st time i setup a road bike like that i had no idea that people rode fixed wheel bikes on the road, i doubt i even knew what a fixed wheel bike was. I know that may not be the case for every s/s front brake rider out there but don't just presume that everyone riding that setup is doing so to achieve a 'look'.
   
2. In all the years that i rode freewheel s/s front brake setups i can hand on heart, honest to god say that i never caused the rear wheel to so much as leave the ground under braking without meaning to. The time i rode like that included several years of commuting as well as riding bmx as a sport/hobby and general leisure cycling.
   
3. Just as i never had the rear wheel leave the ground without intending it to i never had a single problem with lack of grip on the front wheel.
   
   

This set up may be indicative nowadays of a certain type of rider - wannabe who doesn't have the skills/desire to commit to riding fixed and who doesn't have proper control of their bike - but please don't tar everyone that has a bike set up like this with the same brush.