Belizean bikes have no brakes. The Guatemalans only seem to ride mountain bikes. I´m not sure how much you can tell about a country by it´s 2 wheeled transport but the pace of life in Belize doesn´t necessitate reaching a speed that would require brakes whereas Guatemala definitely presents a more off-road challenge...For us, this manifested itself less than a hundred metres into Guatemala (last Thursday). Having crossed the border and had to bribe the immi...

Belizean bikes have no brakes. The Guatemalans only seem to ride mountain bikes. I´m not sure how much you can tell about a country by it´s 2 wheeled transport but the pace of life in Belize doesn´t necessitate reaching a speed that would require brakes whereas Guatemala definitely presents a more off-road challenge...For us, this manifested itself less than a hundred metres into Guatemala (last Thursday). Having crossed the border and had to bribe the immigra...