Originally Posted by manboy
Listen up:
-It's more fun when I don't use my brake.
-I want to make sure I know how to skid/skip/resist rather than always relying on a brake. What if it fails.
-Someday I might have a track bike and want to ride in a velodrome - better to learn now.
-Again, skidding is fun.
-I use cheapo tires so I don't have to worry about buying another crazy expensive piece of rubber that I'm going to skid through anyway.
-I firmly believe that having a brake makes my bike safer.
Enough reasons?
I think the point of this whole thread has been that people don't need to justify whether or not they use or have brakes to anyone.