Originally Posted by
max-a-mill
obviously you ride a lot of steep twisty hills... try it sometime with some wet leaves covering the road or some snow/ice on a freewheel bike with only a front brake and tell me how fun it was.
i will always run at least two brakes; of course the fixed rear wheel counts as one. i am not at all opposed to three forms of stopping.
Also good for dissipating heat between wheels on long descents. I've blown out due to overheating the by running just a front. If I plan on running that route, I use a bike with two brakes.