"Oh Shit" moments...

"...To me riding fixed is all about simplicity at its finest; fixed gear and brakeless will always go hand in hand."

"This bullshit will never die. Which is odd, because people who believe it are putting themselves in regular mortal peril.

Rim brakes are hardly cold fusion reactors or computer chips, are they? A couple of bits of alloy and rubber don't compromise the simple beauty of a bicycle, do they?"

Note "To me...", me being the key word. I'm not lecturing, merely stating my opinion.

And yes, to me brakes do compromise or sometimes even ruin the simple beauty of a fixed gear bike.