Originally Posted by
79pmooney
You could do what we did to ride out storms when we sailed the Atlantic - trail a long rope. We trailed several hundred feet with each end tied to the rear corners of the boat.
Ben
The friction afforded by trailing a rope is nothing like the effects of pulling it through water. Plus to do anything, it would have to be too long which creates added danger.
I believe that a small drogue chute could be made, but it has to be designed and deployed correctly. A good one would spill air out the bottom, creating some lift and keeping it up and away from the rear wheel.
But, as has been pointed out, braking is adequate if managed well. If and when it isn't, the worst case would be having to take brake breaks from time to time. But it's still up to riders to understand what brake heating is about and how to manage it.