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@mmccarthy
When I rode fixed I was the same, front brake only, kept it for emergency uses only as the main reason I got into riding fixed was for training. When I start riding fixed again i'll definitely be keeping both brakes after a very close call attempting to freewheel at 40mph near the end of a very hilly 100 mile sportive...