You are reading a single comment by @sammyz and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@sammyz
So only recently i've started riding fixed
gear bike with a front brake...and as a
result i've started noticing more fixie
riders, and i find myself looking at bikes
with no brakes or front brakes...for
aesthetic inspiration, but also looking at
the way the riders ride and hoping to
pickup technique through watching.
but i'm starting to notice a trend, which
i am seeing a lot of...guys riding single
speed bikes but only having a front brake!
maybe i'm missing something here...but i
would have assumed that if your riding
single speed (which i use to) the back
brake is of utmost importance...more
important than a front brake.
are these guys just trying to have the fixie
look without riding fixie???
to me it just looks like a massive accident
waiting to happen!
thoughts?