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		spacecowboy_lon on Oct 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: San Francisco May Let Bicyclists Yield at Stop Sig... Not when you are used to proper brakes it doesn't as you unconsciously move the peddles to the best position to start peddling after coasting.

Luc on Oct 23, 2015 [–]

They are in all aspects proper brakes, in practice better in many ways than rim brakes.

They do take some getting used to, but then so does everything else about bicycling.

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