I probably don't need a drag brake, but it has been a fun part of my winter activities getting it to fit the bike and then work. Gotta do something in the lousy winter weather. Today I spent 8 hours in the basement shop working to get the Old Man Mountain Divide rack fitted to the heavy touring bike. It is a lot of fun to take scrap metal and turn it into something useful. If I had power tools such as an electric metal saw and a durable cut-off wheel to fit to my rotary tool the time would be a lot less than 8 hours!