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

Yes of course, thank you so much for making me realise that an illegal and inefficient method of braking is in fact "fine".

I will go on an immediate crusade to inform all those other misguided people and organisations involved in cycling that we have a new messiah called Chris Borneo and it's actually OK to recommend and sell illegal and unsafe bikes.

I think those of us who know two brakes are better than one are clearly evangelising arseholes.

We are possibly upsetting the fuckwits so we should all be banned.

I'm not trying to argue about efficiency, I'm not trying to argue about legality and I'm not trying to argue that one brake is better than two, I'm just saying that I think one brake is sufficient to stop the bike safely in the conditions in which it is ridden.

The safety of any bike or cylist is subjective.

Some people would concider it unsafe to ride without high vis, pedal and spoke reflectors, handlebar mounted mirrors, a bell etc

I think the most important thing about not having adequate brakes on your bike; is, if you are involved in accident, on the road, that is caused by the negligent actions of another road user and you are injured/killed, then their blame can be massively negated by the fact your bike was not suitable for road use and that it may have been a factor in your aforementioned injury/death and even if it wasn't in any way your fault, the perpetrator maybe given an easy ride in the judicial system.

The same applies for if you are drunk and in charge of a bicycle...

This is a very good point and for this reason I may have to reconcider fitting a rear brake.