Thread: Coaster brake
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Old 12-15-03 | 01:50 PM
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Jonny B
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Originally Posted by Grunk
Bikerchase55,

Check out this link for disengaging the brake of a coaster brake:

http://www.standardbyke.com/acontent.../unbrake1.html

Its made for BMX bikes. Flatlanders use them so their pedals don't go backwards when the bike goes backwards. I don't know if it will work in your hub or not, but its cheap.

cory
That probably won't work, unless you have a Suntour coaster brake, and besides, it's not neccassary. All you have to do is remove the brake shoes. Standard Unbrakes are just basically washers (and you can use normal washers too), that take up some of the slack in the clutch. This reduces the amount of slack in the cranks (without, you have to pedal 1/2 a turn before you move, with it can be less than 1/4).

The best freecoaster available (coaster without the brake) is the Nankai Technolite, but I don't know if there is a braked version available.
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