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@hugo7
Just make sure the brake arm is properly fixed.
I had a moment of sheer terror when I was caning it and a bus pulled out, slammed on the pedals without using the front brake and the brake arm came unfixed from the stay. The wheel locked up. Luckily everything turned out better than expected.
As a general rule in London I'd say having a front is a nice safeguard in the event of mishaps.