Braking, how to?

Ricky Sorry should have said I have a front break, I'm not a total loon.

Are you calling me a loon? :) (ok ok, i do actually have a front brake on my current fixie)

Ricky
Thanks for the tips they seem to be generally to lean further forward, get some of the weight off the back wheel and get some bigger balls and go a bit faster. I'll read the other threads too.
I don't ride faster than I can reasonably stop it's just in case some fool in a 4x4 pulls out in front with no warning.

What gearing are you using? I try to keep mine at around 69 gear-inches, which i find to be a nice compromise between speed and ability to (skid)stop.
You could try going for something a bit lower at first, like 65 inches.