Cycling without brakes? You're breaking the law | Matthew Sparkes

Common sense would suggest you'd be mad to cycle without brakes, but it can be done by skilled riders - although not legallyThe odd emergency stop is an inescapable fact of life for the cyclist, which is why it seems odd to me that there are thousands of riders in the UK merrily cruising along without brakes. And they are breaking the law.There are BMXs, often fitted with a freewheel and stopped with a trainer to the tyre, the braver subsection of fixed-gear riders and those whose bike is badly maintained to the point where there are no working brakes to speak of. Continue reading...