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Old 12-14-06 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by FridgeRobot
coaster brakes are the jam... if you have to money and time see if you can find one of those two speed (yellow stripe) kickback coaster brake hubs.... its way sweet. you kick back a little to go into higher or lower gear and then kick back all the way to slow down.... such a sweet design
It's hard to find those, I've read about them. They are most prominent in the bicycles used for the "little 500" in Indiana's raceway every year. I keep an eye out for the hubs on Ebay, but a lot of them are old and I'd hate to use one but trash it the first time it malfunctions. The ones I speak of (and probably you too) are the "Bendix" rear hubs. I would definately buy one If I had the chance though, just to try it. I keep changing my mind about what sort of wheels I want to use, and it's driving me nuts. The Bendix hubs were my obsession a few weeks ago, when they seemed to be plentiful. I guess I could go to the next Little 500 and buy one off someone!

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