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

Ha! In the gardian article, there is a link to an old NY times article where you can read the following:

Sorry, I bet somebody spotted that and posted it before, but, I though this was funny, shame it is raining and my wheels are dirty, I would have tried straigh away...!

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Now we know what Kris was reading on that fateful night at The Greyhound.