Coaster Brakes, Who has one?
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Dang, if Repack Rider and his cohorts had those ^^^^^^, it might not have been called Repack Road.....
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MrK. , where'd you get that ^^^^^ little stand?
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I built this one from parts I had after I was gifted a Shimano 3 speed coaster brake hub. The serrated steel rims didn't work very well with caliper brakes, so I thought it was a good candidate for a coaster brake. The bike was a department store 10 speed with 26x1 3/8 wheels. It has a flattened downtube, like the Huffy Aerowind. I couldn't get all 3 speeds to work, so I put an acorn nut over the shift rod to hold it in 2nd gear. The seat post uses a grub screw for adjustment. Luckily, it is seized close enough to my size that I can ride it. It takes over 90 degrees of pedal rotation to engage the brake but that may be a function of the low gear ratio.
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OBTW, here is the Bike I started this thread with now that it is finished
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Thanks, Tim
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Not classic classic... but for me its pretty classic. Trying to rebuild this bike up. This is what ive tossed together thus far.
Im not mashing down the streets... and man does it feel good to coast with no handle brakes.
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Quite intrigued with this thread, so much so that I went out and bought one of these. Was going to use it on an old Schwinn Prelude frame I had laying around, However, considering rear hub spacing, I think I’m going to try and find an early 70s Schwinn Sports Tourer, 26in frame, and build it up somewhat similar to what @AlmostTrick did.
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Sturmey Archer 2 speed kick-back, with coaster brake
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Sturmey Archer 2 speed kick-back, with coaster brake
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Bikes Direct (Bike Island) three speed Nexus with some bling. Was building with a motor so my daughter would have a bike for a friend, but she didn't need it so I'm having a blast with it sans motor.
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Quite intrigued with this thread, so much so that I went out and bought on of these. Was going to use it on an old Schwinn Prelude frame I had laying around, However, considering rear hub spacing, I think I’m going to try and find an early 70s Schwinn Sports Tourer 26in frame, and build it up somewhat similar to what @AlmostTrick did.
Tim
Sturmey Archer 2 speed kick-back, with coaster brake
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Sturmey Archer 2 speed kick-back, with coaster brake
No rim brakes?
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Part of the allure of the coaster brake is the minimalism. No levers or cables. While having a front brake in addition to the rear coaster brake is certainly wise, it's not needed for many situations.
I never took my coaster brake only Raleigh (posted above) on my work commute because it is on high speed roads during peak traffic periods, where I was more comfortable having front and rear brakes. But it was fun and plenty safe everywhere else I rode it.
I never took my coaster brake only Raleigh (posted above) on my work commute because it is on high speed roads during peak traffic periods, where I was more comfortable having front and rear brakes. But it was fun and plenty safe everywhere else I rode it.
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I was wanting confirmation that you weren't tainting this thread with pics of a bike that had rim brakes!
Here is my CB only bike, 3 speed, I had about 6 guys on this forum largely telling me I was stupid for wanting to build a CB only road bike...
Here is my CBRB (Coaster Brake Road Bike) I already posted in this thread, 1988 Schwinn Premis frame and fork that I stripped and refinished.
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Part of the allure of the coaster brake is the minimalism. No levers or cables. While having a front brake in addition to the rear coaster brake is certainly wise, it's not needed for many situations.
I never took my coaster brake only Raleigh (posted above) on my work commute because it is on high speed roads during peak traffic periods, where I was more comfortable having front and rear brakes. But it was fun and plenty safe everywhere else I rode it.
I never took my coaster brake only Raleigh (posted above) on my work commute because it is on high speed roads during peak traffic periods, where I was more comfortable having front and rear brakes. But it was fun and plenty safe everywhere else I rode it.
Tim
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I wish I would have added a slotted tab for my coaster brake torque arm, I did chop off all the braze ons and add some back on for the 3 speed shifter cable so I already had the torch out too...
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I have LOTS of vintage coasters, maybe 25 in all. Bendix 2-speeds in all 3 colors, 1-speeds made in USA,
Germany, England. and France!
Germany, England. and France!
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another thing coaster brakes are good for is if you paid for colored rims or deep vs or blunts etc... the tim break tacky's that all up. cant stand the silver strip on colored rims
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Me as of now. Thanks to this thread, and specifically a post by @AlmostTrick. Based on a 71 Schwinn Sports Tourer, frame mods, repaint, decals, and wheel build by Yellow Jersey, in Arlington WI. Only real issue was the Schwinn 22.1mm stem requirement, not a lot of choices, so ended up going with a mountain bike stem verses the classic 7, to get the bars where I wanted them. First ride this morning, I’ll be putting some miles on this one.
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1971 Sports Tourer frame
FD braze-on for coaster brake, all other braze-ons removed
Sturmey Archer 2 speed kickback hub
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1971 Sports Tourer frame
FD braze-on for coaster brake, all other braze-ons removed
Sturmey Archer 2 speed kickback hub
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Wow tkamd73 , that turned out really clean! Did you add the brake tab and do the paint yourself? I always wanted to try one of those kickbacks. Great job!
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Wow tkamd73 , that turned out really clean! Did you add the brake tab and do the paint yourself? I always wanted to try one of those kickbacks. Great job!
Thanks again, Tim
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Both of the bikes I had as a kid had coaster brakes. I didn't know there was any other way to stop without one. Then my neighbor got a Western Flyer 3-speed English racer - caliper brakes. Man was I envious of his bike. It was black, it had skinny tires, a bag hanging from the saddle, and 3 speeds.
Fast forward many decades and I bought another coaster brake bike at a yard sale - a Panasonic Cruiser 1 for $20. It was a very nice gas pipe lugged frame cruiser. I put a rack on it and used it as my town bike; picking up some groceries and beer and such. The thing that bothered me was that after coming to a stop, my pedals were not in the right position to make a quick start. Eventually I sold it to a young guy who really wanted a cruiser and I included the absurdly wide original handlebars in the sale.
Fast forward many decades and I bought another coaster brake bike at a yard sale - a Panasonic Cruiser 1 for $20. It was a very nice gas pipe lugged frame cruiser. I put a rack on it and used it as my town bike; picking up some groceries and beer and such. The thing that bothered me was that after coming to a stop, my pedals were not in the right position to make a quick start. Eventually I sold it to a young guy who really wanted a cruiser and I included the absurdly wide original handlebars in the sale.