+1 on the 'brakeless doesn't mean you skid'. I really only skid if I'm effing around with my friends. I never do it while commuting, and I mean never. I just keep an eye out on the lights and the intersections and control my speed based on what's in front of me. If you're riding a ratio you're comfortable with then it won't take much time at all to get used to what the dos and dont's are, homebrewk.

Scrod,
I was looking at Faz's Kagero and saw he's 53/15. Am I just a bitter @ss or does a ratio like that, for someone who doesn't get on the track, scream "trying too hard"? or is it just me?