Originally Posted by
Smaug1
It would be pretty exciting to get going 30 mph down a hill and then find one needs to stop quickly with only a rear coaster brake... Would've been a no-brainer to put a front rim brake on.
Nearly had this happen once, except the chain fell off immediately after slowing down at the bottom of the hill. Since then, I've added a front brake to almost every coaster brake bike I've worked on.