Hey there,

I saw this poor old norwegian DBS bike rotting away, asked the owner and they were grateful for me to attempt to give it a new life... Im not very knowledgable so its a project for me to learn off and enjoy. Im very fond of it already! Photos should be attached

It still has its sachs torpedo rear hub (1960) and originally i think it had a drum brake front brake... I want to have two brakes on it for safety, and there is no caliper attachment at the front.

So my choices are either try and source a 26" front wheel with a drum brake, which at first look proves expensive and rare, compares with trying to set up a centerpull brake on the rear wheel and just get a normal front wheel.


Will this thing at the back take a centerpull brake on the rear?
Would this rim work with centerpull brake? It looks flat enough, but not like my other bike rims that are made for it...
Is it bad to have the two brakes acting on the same wheel?

Thanks!
Will