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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
[MENTION=365305]kickstart[/MENTION], those are some good reasons to try drum brakes.
I rode Citibike today and paid attention to the brakes. Citibike is the NYC bike share, a very big program. Most of the bikes have Shimano roller brakes. They can stop very well but you have to squeeze very hard. I have large and strong hands, so it's not a problem for me, but it could be for people with small or weak hands.