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Last city bike I built up ended up with totally minimalist setup and removed rear brake, front gears, and cut down the flat bars I had. Not to everyones taste, but it worked just fine for me and was a very fast bike for a mountain bike framed, 26"er. Just had to be aware to keep your weight back when braking heavily, which was never an issue with me.

That is crazy, city bike with no back brake, sorry but that makes no sense. You realise the "trend" for removing the rear brake is down to people with fixed rear wheels...? What happens when you need to brake suddenly going round a greasy city corner in the wet? Only thing that is going to be friendly with the road is your elbows...