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Its quite an exaggeration to say it has "NO BRAKES" and imply that it maybe should not be for sale because it can't stop. They are hydraulic disc brakes, aren't ABS but they work. Of course they don't work as well as a bike half its weight but neither do they take twice as long to stop. They can be locked up if you try hard enough. The foot and lever take more pressure than a normal bike but the bike will stop. The brakes will fade easier after multiple hard stops in a row because of the weight than a normal bike but its not like they are unsafe. One other point to make is that the newest bikes they made had a super large 6 caliper rear brake with some sort of car rotor, the double kind with air an vented space in between. I heard those worked real well. There was also a guy in New Zealand that made a six caliper retrofit for the rear brake. The front discs works pretty well as is. The important thing to remember is the bikes are fine as cruisers just like a Harley bagger but neither is any good as a road racer. My Boss is 13 years old and will stop from 70 or 80 or whatever without SCARING ME AT ALL, maybe the one you rode was older or brake pads were worn out. By the way the brake pads only last about half the time of a normal bike. I keep a set in my bag as they're a five minute job to change at the curb and they aren't much money.