Thread: Coaster brakes on adult, road bikes?
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Old 03-22-10, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by deathshadow60
More contact area == more traction. That simple. If you're gonna go coaster brake as a larger adult, don't put it on flimsy thin sub 2" width tires; No doubt it's 26x2.125 "For the Win". Well, that an my fat ass usually bends the rims on anything smaller
A coaster brake doesn't give any less traction for a given contact patch than any other rear brake.
That being said, its always safer to have brakes on both wheels.
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