Originally Posted by
AlTheKiller
Drum brakes might be a pain, but they're definitely not a "call a cab because I got a flat" pain... More of a ten second cuss fest as you mess with getting the brake unhooked
That sounds a lot like a "after extensive training in the olympic sport of drum brake removal, the gold medalist was able to remove it in 10 seconds" kind of answer.
From a quick search, here's a guy who had to go to 4 bike shops to find a guy who had the right tool to remove his drum brake -
http://www.bikeforums.net/tandem-cyc...e-removal.html