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Old 03-07-05 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Dirtbike
There is some Japan imported hub that coasts when you ride backwards or forwards, but you can still pedal forwards. I have no idea how it works, but its really cool. There is a BMX guy that lives by me and he has one on his bike. BTW, he is insaneley good.

All I know is that it is red, and has Japanese characters written on it.
Dude, that's awesome. If you happen to find out the name, please post it. I'm guessing it has some kind of mechanism like a coaster brake, which can coast, but also activates a brake when you pedal backwards slightly.
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