Originally Posted by
boorambo
Hello,
I'm new to the whole biking scene and have a question about the appropriateness of a single speed coaster brake bike for commuting around town. It is a left over from the Little 500 race in at Indiana University. I was really comfortable on it, but it is a bit more than I wanted to pay for a bike and so I want to be sure that I will be happy with it at least for the next few years. Any thoughts? Thanks!
Sounds fun to me, I rode one when I went to visit some friends in Richmond, VA and I had a blast on that thing, it was nice just to be able to push my feet down to stop, simple riding. If you end up not liking the coaster brake you could always get a new wheelset and ride it fixed or singlespeed with brakes in the front and back.