Nick I did it because my wheel was out of aligned and wouldn't spin because it was rubbing. It was really weird at first, but after I got used to it it was a good feeling. I will admit that if there wasn't a brakeless "trend" then I probably just wouldn't have ridden. It kind of made me feel accomplished though, like I'm good enough at riding to not need brakes sort of thing. I don't think its a bad thing, and i don't understand why people hate on it, we're trying something else. I know I didn't do it to be like Chase or some other OG rider. It was somebody elses idea, but so was riding bikes in general, so we need to stop complaining.