i'm glad i don't have to worry about this anymore. i used to ride brakeless. slowing down brakeless was a long process of skips and skids... and going balls-out as fast as you can down a hill was often not possible. then i realized how much i missed just biking fast. so i put a brake back on. now i'm riding everywhere fast again. free to not worry about the light at the bottom of that hill or the stop signs. Puting a brake back on was the best thing i've done in a while. i love riding again.