Originally Posted by William Karsten
To an extent, everyone picks with looks in mind.
If I painted Nazi slogans on your bike, would you care? Of course you would, it's not a representation of you. Brakeless maybe a represenation of how some people feel things should be.
Of course, some people take it to far, and some people don't know who they are.
Of course I would care if someone painted Nazi slogans on my bike. My political ideology is extremely and viciously anti-Nazi. However, I don't really see how a political ideology or any ideology would have a tenet regarding brakes on bikes. Physics is Physics no matter who you are or what you believe - gravity, friction, velocity, impact, etc. does not discriminate. I think I'll sit out the march for brakeless bikes.
-P.S.
Kev, I'm glad I read on, I about reported you as posting SPAM. Glad I didn't. Good deals though.