Originally Posted by
TheBikeRollsOn
Flat land maybe 4 miles a day tops. It's a short ride to campus. I'm not going to be going on tour or doing any races or anything. My only concern is fliping over the bars in an emergency reflex slam the brake scenerio.
Flat and short rides, I wouldn't be too concerned with only a front brake, even for a singlespeed. Only reason I run two brakes is because of the gnarly downhills I deal with. If I still had my old commute (7 miles on a flat bike path) I'd probably take the rear brake off.