All4-1
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I was told while building this bike that the coaster brake would probably fail. I just really enjoyed the feel with it and felt I could transfer weight more efficiently.
Today the back wheel locked up- it snapped the drive chain and now won't even let me push the bike home without lifting the back wheel off the ground because the back wheel won't spin.
Is there really no good way to run a back pedal brake system? I want that more than anything but looks like I will have to mount a handlebar lever controlled brake- which I dont think would be as efficient and comfortable for my preference.
I have a few other bikes around and could pull the brakes off of them but my bike(hyper bike company cruiser) didn't come with friction brakes so id also have to figure out how to mount them
Has no-one found a way to reliably run coaster brakes? It just feels so much more intuitive to me.
I'm considering mag wheels but 150$ is pretty steep
Any suggestions to atleast get a few more months out of my rear wheel coaster setup?
Today the back wheel locked up- it snapped the drive chain and now won't even let me push the bike home without lifting the back wheel off the ground because the back wheel won't spin.
Is there really no good way to run a back pedal brake system? I want that more than anything but looks like I will have to mount a handlebar lever controlled brake- which I dont think would be as efficient and comfortable for my preference.
I have a few other bikes around and could pull the brakes off of them but my bike(hyper bike company cruiser) didn't come with friction brakes so id also have to figure out how to mount them
Has no-one found a way to reliably run coaster brakes? It just feels so much more intuitive to me.
I'm considering mag wheels but 150$ is pretty steep
Any suggestions to atleast get a few more months out of my rear wheel coaster setup?