[Xanti Andia]

So we have consensus on a drum brake for our Andes trip. Though I think we will skip the pass from Mendoza to Santiango, by all reports it is treacherous due to traffic and tunnels. And as per a separate thread I think we will go with a trailer rather than panniers. Thanks.

Next question, do I give control of the drum brake to my wife the stoker, or should I keep it?. I'd like some stokers to answer that, not just captains. Machistas please abstain.

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[masiman]

Try searching the forum for drag brake. Topic has been discussed a few times.

Some have the stoker control the drag brake, others have the captain. Most seem to have the captain control the brake.

[zonatandem]

Give the stoker something to do besides being the power behind the throne!