Berlin police confiscating fixed wheel bikes

[Rieley]

Am I correct in thinking that in UK law it states a bicycle must have two methods of breaking? A road bike would have the front and rear brakes, and a fixed gear has the fixed mechanism and a front brake?

 

[Joe24]

Am I correct in thinking that in UK law it states a bicycle must have two methods of breaking? A road bike would have the front and rear brakes, and a fixed gear has the fixed mechanism and a front brake?

Yes, the fixed wheel counts as the rear brake.
However, depending on how good you are, you might find you are pants at leg braking so a rear brake might be advisable until you can leg brake properly.

 

[Chuffy]

Fashion.

Don't forget good old fashioned 'too kool for skool' machismo.

 

[MajorMantra]

Fashion.

I saw a singlespeeder with only a front brake yesterday. Now that's dumb.

Matthew

 

[ufkacbln]

I saw a singlespeeder with only a front brake yesterday. Now that's dumb.

Matthew

Unicycle?

 

[MajorMantra]

Unicycle?

No. A pretty road conversion with 2 wheels, 531 I think. He'll be sorry if he ever snaps his brake cable.

Matthew

 

[Chuffy]

No. A pretty road conversion with 2 wheels, 531 I think. He'll be sorry if he if ever snaps his brake cable.

Matthew

Don't look at the readers rides page in C+ then. Single speed with just one brake. On the back wheel. It also one of the ugliest and tossiest bikes I've ever seen.

 

[bigfella]

I have a single speed, but have both brakes!