Coaster brake on Single Speed?
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Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby Evetsllub » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:53 am
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:37 am
27" wheels with coaster brake hubs come up now and again on ebay. Never seen one available in an off-the-shelf 700c sized wheel, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby Evetsllub » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:58 am
Question. How is a regular Single Speed or Fixie more viable if the ride is hilly than a coaster hub? The way the responses are written it seems that way. I would think a Coaster would act exactly the same as a SS, with a pedal brake.
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:34 am
Coaster brakes can overheat on long downhill runs. When this happens, the effect is similar to overheated disc brakes in a car... no stopping power at all, unlike rim brakes which might squeal a bit but still work.
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby Zynster » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:43 am
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby Evetsllub » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:17 pm
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby rkelsen » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:59 pm
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby brauluver » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:56 pm
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby hartleymartin » Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:35 pm
I tried out a bicycle with the Shimano Inter-3 hub and the coaster brake on that was surprisingly powerful. Modern ones are much better than I ever remember my BMX's brakes to have been.
Another option is the 2-speed kick-back hub. Direct Drive and a +37% high-gear with no shifters or cables to worry about.
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby Evetsllub » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:03 pm
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby hartleymartin » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:06 pm
http://raleightwenty.webs.com - the top web resource for the Raleigh Twenty
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby two_hands » Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:05 pm
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Re: Coaster brake on Single Speed?
Postby BLU_FZ! » Sat Oct 09, 2010 8:49 pm
Glenn
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