Originally Posted by treechunk
The reason that races exist that are specifically brakeless is that brakeless people don't have the same chance of winning a race that isn't specifically made to their advantage, given equal speed and strength in riders.
Yeah well, but how come riders riding without handbrakes in mixed races still very regularly place on the podium if there is such a disadvantage? Could it be that the riding without handbrakes somewhat forces you to make your riding style more fluid? I use to think handbrakeless was slower but I no longer do so. I think it all averages out.