Spotted...

near tottenham court road this morning...

a young chap on a black 50s ish 27 frame, but with 700c's, a bmx stem, bmx pedals, no retention, high and wide risers and brakeless!.

was doing hugely wobbly track stands at every junction, but just kept creeping forward and eventually giving up and RLJing. All in the context of a messenger calmly sitting on his top bar, foot down, on a lovely yellow concorde.

jesus wept.

I think I have seen this bike in West Central.

I sometimes get caught out by feetbelts being used with black trainers and thinking there is no foot retention but this fella is the full brakless flat-pedal Darwin.