Originally Posted by
ThimbleSmash
I don't know why people act like riding SS with just a front brake or fixed without foot retention w/ front brake is taboo. I've had more complications riding fixed brakeless then riding either of the two ways mentioned and yet that seems okay by most.
I have to admit that my townie is currently set up that way, single speed and only a front brake. It was set up as a fixed gear with a larger bail out freewheel on the other side. Recently I flipped the wheel over so I could take a hillier route and have not flipped back yet.
Riding brakeless on the other hand is something I will leave to the younger guys, i don't feel safe doing it and am too cheap to skid my Schwalbe tires.