I ride with a front brake but use it as little as possible. When I need to come to a stop I usually just fight the pedals or try to skid-stop if I'm feeling like it. I also always keep a look out ahead to see when a street lights gunna change to yellow so I can get a feel for if I need to start slowing down or what not. I can see how people ride brakeless, but I would never do it for those many occasions that a front brake helps out a ton.