Originally Posted by
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It is a different complete way of riding without a brake. They can manuver their bikes with such precise movement they can make up for being without a brake. A brake changes the entire sport and it is a separate sport, they do races, have trick riding rodeo's.
I'll take your word for it that these folk are engaged in a different activity than Cycling using FG machines.
I understand that Bicycle Polo is an activity involving bicycles that is also not Cycling.
Although I have no interest in either activities: their rules, culture or equipment may they have a rollicking good time at it.
When current fads fade away serious club cyclists and devotees of obsolete kit will carry on as they always have, a minority of road riders committed to FG on machines not fundamentally different than the 1930's RRA in the pic.
The 50+ demographic of this sub-forum may be it's strongest bastion.
-Bandera