A suicide hub is fine if you use two brakes. If you want to completely obsess about safety, just make sure there's space for the sprocket to unscrew all the way off without the chain jamming against the inside of the seat stay.
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A suicide hub is fine if you use two brakes. If you want to completely obsess about safety, just make sure there's space for the sprocket to unscrew all the way off without the chain jamming against the inside of the seat stay.