Joined: Aug 2004
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From: nyc
Bikes: '06 Vanilla touring, '09 Vanilla cx, Zanconato cx, Moots Psychlo-X RSL prototype, Nagasawa track, Kalavinka track, Black Cat 29er, Cannondale Rize 2 26er, Serotta CRL Legend
Hmm... my one really bad wreck came on my road bike -- brakes front and back -- where I got doored by a woman getting out of a cab in the middle of traffic (cab hadn't pulled over.)
Brakes didn't do much, and I hit the door full tilt. I can see brakeless = ride slower/more cautious... but brake or no brake, if you don't see a fence, you're going to hit it.