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Don't ride brakeless if you don't feel safe doing so, it's not a good idea.
If you want that unmachined look but with to run a brake you should look into full carbon rims, there have been a fair few horror stories surrounding carbon clinchers and hard braking but if you rarely use a brake and always use well maintained carbon specific brakepads you should be fine.
There is some risk involved and to get top carbon from well known brands will cost you, however it's easy to find from china and is usually of fair quality.
If you want to talk further you can PM me or make a thread, I'd rather not clutter up Jim's thread with info about products that aren't his.
If I've said too much already just let me know and I'll delete it.
Indra