Originally Posted by
kite991
I gotta get a picture of it one day, but over here at CSUS there are a few people who i've notice who run singlespeed (i've seen them coast) and dont run a rear brake. I find that a little ridiculous, at least on fixed gear you can slow down or skid, but its just not the same on singlespeed. I've also seen fixed gear people run no foot retention and no brakes as well.
Pfft, we get lots of kids riding their bmx brakeless, but then again, kids are unkillable. Sadly, they also ride them, at speed, amongst heavy pedestrian traffic and pedestrians tend not to be as indestructible.