> None of the early designs seemed to have any brakes, making them quite impractical.
None of them were freehub designs, so you could always backpedal to slow down. It's definitely more work than a real brake, but it's not nothing.
> None of the early designs seemed to have any brakes, making them quite impractical.
None of them were freehub designs, so you could always backpedal to slow down. It's definitely more work than a real brake, but it's not nothing.
Can't rule out the possibility that victorians were whipping sick skids. My fixie brothers & sisters through time.
49x19 is life!
If they even had pedals
There's always the "Ted Shred" (braking by applying your foot to the rear wheel).