Originally Posted by
furiousbob
1. The guy who owns the LBS with the KHS's said that the flite has a flip-flop hub (but without a cog on the freewheel side, so there's just threads for now, 20 bucks to get a new cog on). I felt the threads and it didn't seem very freewheel-ish.
2. The guy also recommended a front brake, said it would cost 50 bucks to buy/install.
1. There's no coasting mechanism in the hub itself; you buy a BMX freewheel (or something similar) and thread it onto the freewheel side threads.
2. If you already have the necessary tools (mainly cable cutters), you could pick up a 105 brake on nashbar for quite a bit less than that.