Brake or not to brake?

Brake. You can always brake out of a trick you might now want to do etc.

I recently added front brakes to my baby. I think she looks way better with them!

Brakes all the way! Can't stand brakeless and the, "Oh shit, can't stop!"

no brakes i genuinley think brakeless kind of makes you not puss out of big shit you want to try its like commit or die

No brakes, because my frame has no mounts and I'm a lazy ass that doesn't like to maintain them. I ran them on my old race bike because I had to. It's not like I ever used them during a race. Hit the brakes and LOOSE!!!! Besides, like trailrider27 said (Dustin), it's a commitment thing.

I agree, if you have brakes, you just second guess everything, versus brakeless, I go for everything, you kinda learn to control speed and everything without 'em

Tyler_Wilen wrote: I agree, if you have brakes, you just second guess everything, versus brakeless, I go for everything, you kinda learn to control speed and everything without 'em

I disagree with this 100%.

You can just NOT use them. The "puss out" excuse is invalid. You can do the same without brakes, you just ruin shoes.

Not to mention, people with brakes don't second guess everything. That is a very generalized statement with little merit. YOU personally might second guess yourself, but to imply everyone does is just ridiculous.

Plus having brakes enables you to change your speed MUCH easier last second while still being set up for whatever you are going to try.

Keep in mind before you try to say I am an idiot or whatever insult you will throw my way, I have seen and run just about every setup possible, AND I have been riding longer than most kids on this site have been out of diapers.

trailrider27 wrote: no brakes i genuinley think brakeless kind of makes you not puss out of big shit you want to try its like commit or die

word.

no breaks at all. trailrider27 has it right commit or die.