Originally Posted by ephemeralskin
well the thread has drawn to a redundant close, but one more point: trevor you said yourself that a front brake doesnt allow for skidding. skidding can reduce stopping distance because of the ability for 'tactical fishtailing'. if you only count linear stopping distance, a 'brakeless' fixed can stop faster than a front hand brake stop by fishtailing.
No it can't.
Weight transfer under deceleration causes your weight to shift to the front wheel. Therefore the rear will skid far more readily than the front. Indeed, those with better math and physics skillz can actually demonstrate that skillfully operated, a front brake provides just as much stopping power as two brakes. In fact, I think even a simple thought experiment will show this.