Originally Posted by 46x17

I finally understood what you are saying! You are right!

Let me sum it up:
There is nothing that a fixie with no handbrake can do that one with handbrake can't, but the one with the handbrake can stop faster which is an advantage at times. If there is a need for frequent fast stopping the handbraked one will win given equal riders. Of course if there is no need for stopping the brake won't help and the riders will tie. I was looking at it backwards.

Thanks for your patience and apologies for being so thick about this.