Another day, another coaster brake

Dmar

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So I bought a new coaster brake it was a Schwinn meridian. Road for about 20 min and then boom bolt snapped and tire poped. So I know I'm putting everything together correct. I tightened the lock bolts to the point that I can't even get the new one off. IMAG0137.jpg IMAG0138.jpg IMAG0139.jpgI just want to know why I'm just changing coaster brakes like I'm changing underwear? Also does anyone else have this problem?
 
1) did you enlarge the center hole of sprocket so hub cap fits inside it with clearance?

2) did you bend brake arm so it doesn't snag the heads of sprocket bolts?

3) when installing wheel in frame, did you fasten brake arm loosely until axle nuts were tight?

and lastly, I refuse to put motors on coaster brake bikes and maybe you should consider that
 
also, it seems like your chain is rubbing against the tire. this might be causing flat tubes...
 
Ya it wasn't when I put it together. It got like that from the coaster brake breaking. It pulled the tire towards the chain. I didn't even notice it while I was riding. It was to late when I did. I'm not putting any coaster brake on a bike again.
 
I actually just got in from riding and realized my coaster brake got hot enough it melted the paint off the hub..... That's a lot of force and heat near something spinning very fast:p
 
Whew that's hot lol, but what can you expect when that momentum is converted almost entirely into thermal energy? Ever touch disk brakes after using them good? Ouch! Only reason why rim brakes and rims stay so cool is they are massive (in comparison to something like a small hub) and are capable of dissipating a lot of heat, especially figuring how much metal is seated with the spokes and nipples, it's like a giant heat sink hahaha...

Well looks like it's time for you to start converting... Never been able to rely on coaster brakes anyways... I think it has to do with when I was a child growing up in a very rural, practically deserted, area, not too much to do but to explore the world around me on a bicyle. Had a coaster brake on several bikes back then and they never seemed to be able to stop me well or just ended up not working randomly. Good thing kids heal quickly or else my childhood probably would've sucked... Then got upgraded to an antique 3 speed rim brake bicycle, and my life was forever changed at that point.

I don't see coasters as a good mains brake, I'd say leave it on and use especially sparingly. Then install a disk brake on the front, and if possible calipers on the rear, only use the coaster as a last resort should something fail.
 
Ya that is the plan right now. I'm still in limbo cause I'm not sure if I want a cruiser or mtd. Mtb looks like a lot of fun. Especially that I live in the middle of nowhere and all that is around me is desert. But a cruiser would be fun way for me to get to work. I do have two engines as well just missing a couple of parts so I could do both. But funds would be a bit low if I did. As if funds aren't already low. As well as my time, working two jobs is getting heavy. I can always figure out a way. I might not be Eisenstein, but I'm not short of common sense.
 
1) did you enlarge the center hole of sprocket so hub cap fits inside it with clearance?

2) did you bend brake arm so it doesn't snag the heads of sprocket bolts?

3) when installing wheel in frame, did you fasten brake arm loosely until axle nuts were tight?

and lastly, I refuse to put motors on coaster brake bikes and maybe you should consider that
I did all of those and I know why you refuse to put a motor on coaster break bike. IMAG0141.jpgcoaster brake #3IMAG0142.jpgcoaster #2 coaster brake#1 is in pieces somewhere between my house and where I wrecked.
 
coaster brakes are designed for a one-speed bike that rarely goes faster than 11mph
 
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