yep... and every spandexed roadie passed is a victory!

are there tires you all wouldn't run if you were brakeless? like i said, with my (as demonstrated above) limited skidding ability and understanding of the physics technique involved, even with skipping i seem not to dump all that much speed on my gatorskins. i'm also a stocky mofo, so i've got a lot of weight to stop and seem to skid for miles. would you recommend another tire on my rear wheel if i ever got the stones to go brakeless? for now i couldn't imagine it -- seems like the time it would take to get those skidding skills down to the same reflex/ease it takes to jam the brake in an emergency would take me at least a year or so of heavy riding to get down, but, you know... one of these days maybe.