Originally Posted by
leob1
But if it's a fixie, you don't really need brakes, right? Or you just don't stop.
My point was, that it isn't a fixie, it is an internally geared hub, Alfine, details here:
http://dutchbikeco.com/BlogRetrieve....&PostID=116759
(The zip-tie write-up talks about fixies, but doesn't say that bike is one.)