Originally Posted by mihlbach
For all you brakeless folks out there...I'm intertested in what sort of riding you do and if you ever encounter times when you think a brake might come in usefull. I don't normally ride brakeless, but I'm capable of doing so, so I don't feel like less of a man for using a front brake. However, I find that there are times when the brake just makes more sense, like when I'm pulling my kid to daycare in a trailer. Riding brakless with a kid in a trailer is just not an option. I also do long rides and drafting people brakeless is irresponsible. Moreover, after the 50th mile or the 50 stop light, my knees just aren't interested in skipping/skidding anymore. Backpedaling to stop is fun but not repeatedly hundreds of times in one ride...thats just not good, and it zapps my energy and ruins my tire...these things are not good on long rides. For the other 50% of the time, brakeless would be fine, but its not worth removing it...just because you have a brake on your bike doesn't mean you can't ride brakeless.
these silly Keirin frames don't have hole/drilled for brakes. so we never took them off. neither did my langster pro.
oh thats why there was a warning sticker on the gt pusle meant not for street use track use only.
oh well
honestly maybe I'm alone ,but even when I rode with a brake I forgot to use it when I could have. but made it through fine.
I think that you should learn with a front brake at least and would never recommend a beginner to ride brakeless and I do think its a little crazy to ride brake less..
wow that was long winded sorry