Front coaster brake?
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Front coaster brake?
Ok, so my cargo/porter/rat bike has a broken canti braze on post thing, there's a 1/2 v brake on the left side for looking class, but it has no front brake to speak of.
Of course a drum brake would be cool but I don't own one. I do have a 36 hole coaster brake though, and I seem to recall these things take a lot of force to get any useful braking out of. I've seen that thread with the bike with the suicide brake thing, looks really class but would a coaster brake be workable with a V brake lever?
Of course a drum brake would be cool but I don't own one. I do have a 36 hole coaster brake though, and I seem to recall these things take a lot of force to get any useful braking out of. I've seen that thread with the bike with the suicide brake thing, looks really class but would a coaster brake be workable with a V brake lever?
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I don't know how to actuate a coaster brake except via the chain. I think there might be a need for mechanical advantage here, as the cranks act as lever arms on a coaster brake.
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Well yeah obviously I'd have to make something as seen on drum brakes, what I'm wondering is if it would work reasonably well given a v brake lever and fingers to pull it. I seem to recall having to put a lot of weight on the pedal to get any useful braking out of said brakes, but that was a long time ago, and back then I was also much smaller/lighter.
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Well yeah obviously I'd have to make something as seen on drum brakes, what I'm wondering is if it would work reasonably well given a v brake lever and fingers to pull it. I seem to recall having to put a lot of weight on the pedal to get any useful braking out of said brakes, but that was a long time ago, and back then I was also much smaller/lighter.
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thats a cool idea, but i agree that a hand lever would not have anywhere near enough travel to actuate the coaster brake. i made the suicide brake bike, and there is alot of distance covered when i pull back on that handle to brake. your on the right train of thought though, thinking out of the box is a great start.
since you only have one brake boss how bout this, mount the brak arm and hand lever and instead of a brake pad, mount a hand with a certain finger extended, that way when you pull the brake lever you can "waive" to the cars that arent giving you your lane.
maybe use the brake boss to mount a light.
maybe use it to mount a really long antena w/ an orange flag on the end like the big wheels when we were kids.
i look at every hole in any part of any bicycle as a place to mount something.
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since you only have one brake boss how bout this, mount the brak arm and hand lever and instead of a brake pad, mount a hand with a certain finger extended, that way when you pull the brake lever you can "waive" to the cars that arent giving you your lane.
maybe use the brake boss to mount a light.
maybe use it to mount a really long antena w/ an orange flag on the end like the big wheels when we were kids.
i look at every hole in any part of any bicycle as a place to mount something.
fast eddie outty
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I saw an odd front hub for sale on ebay once that was essentially a coaster brake hub, with a brake arm and a lever that went where the sprocket normally goes, intended to attach to a handlebar lever. ISTR it was a Bendix.
I think something can be hacked out of a normal coaster brake hub. A lever could be brazed onto an existing sprocket, with several holes for a cable anchor. Several holes may be needed for experimentation determining the proper amount of leverage needed to engage via a given brake lever. The hardest part would be setting the hub innards so that not so much travel is needed to engage the braking action.
ETA: You would also need some kind of spring to keep the sprocket/arm normally in the "disengaged" position.
I think something can be hacked out of a normal coaster brake hub. A lever could be brazed onto an existing sprocket, with several holes for a cable anchor. Several holes may be needed for experimentation determining the proper amount of leverage needed to engage via a given brake lever. The hardest part would be setting the hub innards so that not so much travel is needed to engage the braking action.
ETA: You would also need some kind of spring to keep the sprocket/arm normally in the "disengaged" position.
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I've installed the wheel that I'd laced with the coaster brake wheel on another bike, turns out it takes much less presure then I recalled, also the travel between freewheeling and brake engagement is less then I expected, but it's not an on or off thing with pressure determining braking force, there's some more predal travel between brake engaged and hard braking. So I dunno if this is truly doable, of course having yet to see even a single coaster brake used this way says alot about it.
Unfortunately, it seems I've ruined the bike in need of a front brake due to lack of same... So I won't be persuing this project. In any case thanks for the insight, I appreciate.
Damage on the bike in question can be seen here:
https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=333507
Unfortunately, it seems I've ruined the bike in need of a front brake due to lack of same... So I won't be persuing this project. In any case thanks for the insight, I appreciate.
Damage on the bike in question can be seen here:
https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=333507
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Front coaster brakes were used in the 30s---they were rare and bring a lot of $$$ on ebay.
Coasters can be adapted but they are a bit wider than most front hubs and the fork would need to be spread.
Shamino makes a type of hub brake---they call it a roller brake.Not imported to the USA.
sorry about your bike---but it's a good excuse to get a new one---sam
Coasters can be adapted but they are a bit wider than most front hubs and the fork would need to be spread.
Shamino makes a type of hub brake---they call it a roller brake.Not imported to the USA.
sorry about your bike---but it's a good excuse to get a new one---sam
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Front coaster brakes were used in the 30s---they were rare and bring a lot of $$$ on ebay.
Coasters can be adapted but they are a bit wider than most front hubs and the fork would need to be spread.
Shamino makes a type of hub brake---they call it a roller brake.Not imported to the USA.
sorry about your bike---but it's a good excuse to get a new one---sam
Coasters can be adapted but they are a bit wider than most front hubs and the fork would need to be spread.
Shamino makes a type of hub brake---they call it a roller brake.Not imported to the USA.
sorry about your bike---but it's a good excuse to get a new one---sam
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I saw a pixie with a hand actuated coaster brake on the rear wheel. He called it a gravity bike there was no apparent way to pedal it. I don't know how well it performed. I think it was on chopperbicycle . net . including a photo.
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Also, lever operated drum brake.
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I really doubt you could get enough travel out of a lever to even start to apply the brake, let alone pull with enough force.
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They're available on a few models around here. Looks like they're actuated by a regular v-brake lever, but I haven't measured the amount of cable pull, so don't take my word for it.
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So has anyone actually tried using a front coaster brake?
I should take down a spare Raleigh frame from the rafters and try putting one together.
I should take down a spare Raleigh frame from the rafters and try putting one together.
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I'm riding a bike with coaster brake. It takes a lot of force to activate those well- comparable to the force you put into pedaling. I think doing it with a hand brake would be a bad idea.