" I am still not sold on the front brake for safety thing. "

ha ha ha ha, what crazy world do you live in?
you can stop like 3x faster with a front brake, you can go as fast as you want down hills without worrying about losing control or that ******* pulling out in front of you...

my friend has been riding fixed for a couple years now and he says stuff like "brakes are for chumps" and he claims wearing a helmet is in fact MORE DANGEROUS because it "alters the trajectory of your head"
these are the people who actually argue AGAINST front brakes, blinded by their weird fixed gear eliteness aura or something??