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@CrazyJames
My sense of pity, comes from seeing 2 people already this year crash or cause themselves injury riding that set up without the relevant skill level needed to control it, one went over the handlebars at a set of traffic lights as he had to stop suddenly for pedestrians, the other did a mini endo and fell into a parked car. BUT....I think riding brakeless fixed without being able to control it properly, and riding fixed with no foot retention are both equally as stupid, and most of the time equally as dangerous.
Yes I once was a newbie to fixed, just like anyone else who rides, hence why I don't look down on new cyclists or anyone who's new to riding fixed with any kind of elitism at all, in fact I am always one of the first people to offer to teach people things, lend tools, or help out with something, because as far as I am concerned we are all cyclists, and we all need to look out for each other.