Originally Posted by
Trakhak
I got my first track bike over 55 years ago, and the only times I ever rode without a brake were on the track. If you like riding fast, put on a brake. Sure, brakeless fixie riders see track bike riders with brakes and think "poser"; I think "poser" when I see brakeless fixie riders.
I see the brakeless crowd and I think "y'all gotta friggin death wish" You cannot predict traffic and skidding is not stopping and is not controlled it is gambling and sure maybe you are really good at counting cards and the casino of life isn't watching you so hard but one day you might miss something or Lady Luck might not be in your favor and you are in trouble. At least with a brake I know so long as set up properly I can stop pretty quickly and if I am so desperate to leave a brown stain in my underwear I can do that as well and not use the brakes (but I value my knees and ankles) but I always have them.
On a track everyone is going in the same direction doing the same thing (or close to it) so brakes could be dangerous in that instance but on the road you can predict about as much as Zoltar. I won't lie though Premium Rush was a fun movie, the fixed gear stunts were enjoyable to watch in this fictional film.