I hope I'm not duplicating another thread, somewhere. I tried searching and got nada.

I am a lover of the old kid's bikes with one speed that have brakes when you stop the pedals and push them in a backward direction. There was little to know or learn about them. They worked. THat was all that mattered. In my opinion, those are still the best brakes, but I don't think they're so common, these days. My biggest problem is that I use my hands up editing pictures, making websites, etc., and when it comes time to get on a bike, I have no hands to use for levers. If it doesn't work like a blinker switch on the car, it probably won't happen. We are in the market for a quad and brakes are a big issue. What are our options and what might be best for our needs. Also, what requires less maintenance and/or is easiest to work on?

I've had heart attacks and cancer and need to rebuild my strength, but we also need to use a bike as an equal form of transportation with our car being used mainly for longer rides.