Berlin advice

berlin's surrounded by good mountain biking. bring your klein.

Shit. I can only bring two bikes. clearly, the fixed beater for town. and i was going to take my road/touring bike for weekend rides etc. Now i can't decide... Teddy - are you in Berlin do you ride XC?

You should have two independently working brakes. The fixed gear is still not a really "legal" brake, but fixed gear riders with an additional front brake usually don't get in trouble.

It seems that with "brakeless" fixed gear bikes the actual policy is that they are not confiscated at the first time, but they are registered. If you're stopped for a second time and still don't have an additional brake, the bike is confiscated.

Which rocks? Berlin is flat...

Hmm . i think i'll fit some form of front brake... thanks. I had a run in with Berlin police once before, casually rolled through a red light on my phone at 11am after Panorama... they didn't like it. or my face.

and... Rock climbing, indoor rock climbing...