Extra drag on a coaster brake? No. Big drag rebuilding the hub with two kinds of grease? Yes.
Philip Santa Rosa, CA On Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 2:05:00 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Thanks. 2 more questions: > > Did you feel any additional drag with the coaster brake edition? > > And: do you feel safe riding a freewheel with just a front brake? (A > second brake of course is largely for backup purposes, since most braking > is done with the front.) I know that British Racing Tr*cycles have only > front braking, but also have 2 front brakes controlled by the 2 levers, not > for more braking power but for backup. But I have been tempted ... > > I don't care about flipping the cranks at stops; I'd find that only a > minor annoyance. > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:52 PM, Philip Williamson <philip.w...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I’m pretty happy with the S2. I sold the original Quickbeam wheelset to a >> friend, so I’ll probably keep the S2 for another year or so. The overdrive >> feels fine, and I’ve come to enjoy the click-click-click of the high gear. >> >> I had a vintage 2 speed automatic wheel with a coaster brake, and the >> brake was kind of a buzz-kill. You can’t flip the cranks around at a light >> in the same way that you can with a fixed or coasting drivetrain, and the >> hub is heavy. I’d put a rear brake on or risk a front brake failure before >> I used a coaster brake again. >> >> Philip >> Santa Rosa, CA >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
