Originally Posted by
rms13
So, what is your "out" in case of emergency if you can't stop? Ride up on the sidewalk and and run over some innocent pedestrians?
If you have a helmet and a brake, nothing can every happen to you on a bicycle.
When I rode brakeless I just did it more conservatively than I would if I knew I has brakes. No bombing a hill at 35mph when I know there is a light at the bottom etc..etc.