Originally Posted by
qcpmsame
...now you only find a drum brake on a low end kids motorcycle, or one of the multitude of Chinese knock-offs, that show up with different nameplates.
You need to get out more, Bill.

Quality cycling drum brakes have been around since at least the WWI time frame, and are alive and well, thank you.
All weather, low maintenance, powerful, robust and about as foolproof as you can get: that's why
almost every bike share bike has drum brakes!