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Originally Posted by
fietsbob
It would be overly complicating things, to no real benefit.
you want to pull the wheels in summer, rather than just change tires?
I'm not finding any rear drum hubs. I was thinking of sourcing a S-A Drum brake & Dyno front hub and selecting the same rim I use now. Then, just install a extra lever on the cross bar. The bike would still have front & rear rim brakes.
During mild weather, I would change the front wheel to a standard hub.
The problem is that, due to snow & ice, I would have a 100% effective brake on the front and a less effective rim brake on the back. That seems like a problem.
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