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@aeronaught
I ride sans brake and I crashed once and smashed my face up... no biggy, I'm fucking solid.
I'm pretty much a twat but I'll be quite honest and say I personally think a track bike should look like one... plus thousands of people have been riding brakeless bikes in cities all over the world decades before 'Fixie skidders' got popular and a long, long time before I even knew what the fuck I was talking about.
The crux is this:
Ride without a brake if you want to but it is stupid - it is however YOUR choice.
One more thing - Brakes DO make you faster, no question. But I ride for fun and not to race... If I ride with people who are using a brake I'll let them go because I'd rather live and keep my exceptionally handsome face intact.
That is all.