Originally Posted by
sbmfj
how bad is riding a brakeless bike for your knees. will the slowing down via the pedals screw em up over the long run?
Thanks
maybe. depends on your knees. plenty of people have ridden w/o brakes for a long time. plenty of people change their habits.
some precautionary measures would be to get fitted on a bike, to ride a sensible gear in the low 70s, and to take a day off if you feel sore, and if you get hurt, let yourself recover before doing it again - or change your habits.
it's not as easy as "does brakeless eff you up?"