Originally Posted by
jmichaeldesign
Just add a front brake to it. I'd love to have one of the leftover's from the Little 500.
+1
I'd love to have a bike that was ridden in the Little 500... and autographed by it's riders.
I grew up riding old single speeds with coaster brakes, still ride an old Columbia cruiser with a coaster brake to pull my granddaughter's Schwinn Runabout and ride with my wife on a Schwinn Twinn that has a 3speed coaster brake hub. There's nothing wrong or dangerous with a coaster brake just as long as you use it within it's intended limits. That means no drafting semis or riding hilly roads like rt119 from Sunnyside down to Boulder Colorado.
With anything nearing or exceeding "spirited riding" speeds a front brake is recommended.