Originally Posted by crushkilldstroy

you can always stop faster with a front brake. anyone who tells you otherwise needs to go to a physics class. i ride brakeless, and i'm one of the few brakeless riders who will actually admit this.

in my opinion, you should ride with a front brake until you're comfortable with skips and skids. you shouldn't actually have to buy the whole shebang. if you go to a good bike shop that you're buddy buddy with, they probably have a pin that'll work for your brake. it's always better to have that backup plan when you're faced with a panic stop situation and you're not completely sure how to handle it brakeless. in emergencies, i use skips/skids to slow me down while i see how to get out of the situation.

sorry if this thread is kinda loopy, i'm kind of out of it right now.