Originally Posted by 46x17
Drafting people without handbrakes is perfectly fine.
Until the person in front of you slams on their brakes doing 28 mph and you smash into them. Good way to piss off your geared friends.
Originally Posted by 46x17
It also makes you more careful!
Naturally it changes your riding style, but thats a necessity of the increased stopping distance. But I would define that as being more reckless. One could very easily argue that the simple act of adding a front brake makes one more careful than one only riding with a drivetrain brake.
Edit: I don't want to leave the impression of hating on the brakeless. I enjoy it from time to time. I just thing the "Zen", "more careful", "more vigilant" arguements of riding brakeless are illogical and self-deceptive. Better to recognize and accept the risks than to deny them.