Originally Posted by
urbanknight
I agree completely, but the fixie crowd - especially the ones riding all over the 10+% grades in Los Angeles - seem to think brakes are optional.
With that in mind, do you care if you have machined braking surfaces or not?
I don't have any experience with non-machined rims so I am not sure if it effects the stopping time. If the stop times are equal then I guess it doesn't matter if it is machined or not.