Originally Posted by
roadfix
Sorry, I disagree. Under normal everyday riding conditions you don't need them as long as you're running a brake(s).
But I agree that they help control the bike and keep you in the saddle under certain riding conditions......but that can be said for any type of bike, not just FG.
You don't need them but you're asking to get your leg smashed by a pedal as far as I'm concerned. I find it's pretty easy to have a foot slip off platforms if you're spinning at around your maximum rate, and at that speed the pedal is coming around again in half a second to smash you in the leg. Totally unsafe IMO