Originally Posted by
Bandera
Since the majority of posts in this sub-forum are: "What's the best Fixie for < $300" the odds of someone with a World or Olympic class track bike suddenly being overcome with a desire to install a brake is not likely.
What is likely is that someone with little or no experience riding FG on the road getting the idea that at least a front brake is not needed on the street and Mystical Thinking "Zen-Sense/Focus" is an adequate substitute. It's not.
-Bandera
Well of course, I don't condone newbies trying to ride on the street without a brake, I had one when I started out and only took it off because when I got new bars it didn't fit so I said "to hell with it" and didn't bother with brakes after that. Obviously I go a bit slower opposed to if I had brakes due to stopping distance, but as cliched as it sounds, I must say I do feel like I'm more aware without them because the increased stopping distance requires more future planning. But to put it bluntly in the words of a Philadelphia messenger "Do I ride brakeless? Yes. Do I condone it? No."