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- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 16, 2010
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The More Things Change . . .
Is biking today much different than it was a hundred years ago? Whether fixies should have brakes turns out to be an age-old issue.
- by Julia Thiel
- Tags: Bicycling, Cycling, bicycles, safety, 19th century, fixed gear, Bad News From the Past, bicycling accident, brakes, spoon brakes, brakes required
