Originally Posted by riderx
Your point? Do you think it's bad advice? Or are you comparing it to my advice above of a single front brake? I'll stand by that, front brake failure is rare. Your chain could break too. It's all about minimizing risk.
My point is that when it comes to minimizing risk, two brakes is probably the best way to handle the "road hub hack" situation, because I would not trust that sort of setup in traffic.
As for the chain breaking debate, a good chain being used for it's designed purpose is very strong. A threaded road hub being used for something other than accepting a freewheel carrys far less of a guarantee. I don't know what quality front brake you use or how well it's installed, but yes, redundant braking is typically safer.
Granted, this whole debate is going of on a tangent, so I'll leave it at that.