kevin mccaul wrote:
> As for brakes, well all I can say is if you feel the need for them, then you
> probably shouldn't be riding fixed.
I learned about fixed wheel riding in the UK over 50 years ago from
clubmates. Over there the law was quite strict and diligently enforced.
You had to have two independent brakes. Nobody would ride a track bike
on the street any more than you would drive a Formula 1 car on the
street. In the winter time we would take off the gears and put on a
fixed sprocket and maybe remove the rear brake. However, I actually
bought my first track bike from an old Welshman in Canada who rode it
here on club rides with no brakes. I don't know if they had laxer laws
in Wales or whether he was just taking advantage of the lawlessness in
the Colonies.
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John Betmanis Woodstock, Ontario Canada