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  • To be fair, if I was riding a freewheel bike with only one brake and the cable snapped, I'd just step on the rear tyre and skid the wheel to a stop.

    That's just me.

    Max, having seen your quick wit in action in conversation I cannot imagine you actually doing this in time.

    It is not the kind of instinctive reaction that people would do in an emergency situation.

    How many times have you slowed a bike like this?

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