If I were to use a coaster brake, I'd also have a front brake of some sort, and I'd attach the torque arm with a wingnut.
Funny: my first bike build, December 1970; halfway through 10th grade (mid-summer Christmas vacation at 1*16' 59" South latitude) had first no brake at all and then a coaster brake. I did everything wrong and was disconcerted to lear that no frame-mount brake would fit, but when I got tired of riding a brakeless bike down steep, winding, narrow, 55 mph traffic arteries and in downtown traffic, I had a *fundi* install a flea market coaster brake. Gearing IIRC was 90" -- 50 X 15 X ~27". Whether it was the gearing or whether the brake cam was worn out, backpedaling made little difference until you stomped backward, which would lock up the wheel. Indian-made rod braked roadster frame bought new and cheap from a downtown Nairobi shop, cottered crank with swaged-on chainring made for butcher's bike, Czecho steel rim and flip flop rear hub with 15 t fw and ~28 mm tire from a friend, 24" Westwood front wheel stolen from my little brother's child-scale rod braked roadster, ancient drooping aluminum drop bar, Raleigh vinyl over springs saddle, rat trap pedals with no clips nor straps. Fun times and "there's a special Providence that watches over drunks, children, and Americans." I sold it after about a year for KS/150 to fund the complete teardown and refurbishment of a ~1960 Varsity with hybrid 16/18 t AW rear wheel. On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:18 PM aeroperf <dorem...@comcast.net> wrote: > My dislike with a coaster brake is that the rear tire wears out a lot more > quickly than I expected. > You do have to disconnect the torque arm to remove the rear wheel, but > that’s usually not a big deal. Just remember the correct screwdriver. > > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7309748b-7732-4f10-b8cd-2ae5d37a4ac9n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7309748b-7732-4f10-b8cd-2ae5d37a4ac9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvmDy%2Bh3gv595E_1hTg%2BaP8DT%2Bm70VcWEhMNExzOdEwfg%40mail.gmail.com.
