Originally Posted by deeps eno

For me riding brakeless is definitely more safe. And I comprehend the many of you will never understand that. You guys just read your statistics and crunch your numbers and come up with you technical answers abut how you can stop faster with brakes and blah, blah, frickin' blah. It is not always about using your brakes. I have broken many bones riding bikes, and all with brakes. I have been in accidents because I clamped down too hard on my brake and supermanned over the handlebars, or because I couldn't brake fast enough but went for the brake anyway out of instinct, or because my brakes failed to mechanical problems or weather.

For me riding brakeless is a completely different animal. I am definitely more awake, more aware of my surrounding and therefore less likely to get into get myself into a situation where I will need to stop fast. Also I know how fast I can stop with my feet, and my first instinct is not always to stop, but to avoid the accident, to turn out of the situation, which would have saved my *** many times while riding with brakes. Sure most of these techniques can be applied to bikes with a brake but who really thinks about them when you have a brake to safe you from every evil that should come your way.