I'm going to kick off the controversial subject here as I've seen a few people riding brakeless here in (hilly as fook!!) Bristol. I'd be intrigued to hear some anecdotes from anyone here who does this as it all seems a little bit unnecessary to me.
BTW, everyone I've seen riding brakeless has been doing about 5mph down the somewhat less steep hills around here (in locations which say they've done a fair old detour to avoid main road hills - Park Street for example).
So it strikes me that the major disadvantage is that it's bloody slow! Not something for people who can't afford to kill time taking quiet routes and avoiding hills and traffic.
BTW, everyone I've seen riding brakeless has been doing about 5mph down the somewhat less steep hills around here (in locations which say they've done a fair old detour to avoid main road hills - Park Street for example).
So it strikes me that the major disadvantage is that it's bloody slow! Not something for people who can't afford to kill time taking quiet routes and avoiding hills and traffic.