“No freaking brakes” - umm, where did it say that he was riding a fixed speed bike? I looked up the bike and it appears to have gears and brakes (as opposed to a “fixie” where you use your legs to slow down and stop). Just wondering.
two sets of hand brakes on his bike
I think it is worse than having no brakes, he had them and just didn’t use them.
http://nypost.com/2014/09/22/new-yorks-cycles-of-death-our-arrogant-biker-nightmare/