Coaster brakes always been so bad?

European market likes the coaster brakes... That's why the new 8 speed Shimano hubs were bad
accepted by the european market. It don't have the coaster option... Good gear hubs with good
coaster brakes are a great deal!

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Is it just me, or are coaster brakes these days overwhelmingly bad? The ones I've come across on
recent (<20 years old) bikes seem to offer braking by locking up the wheel or none at all.

I sometimes ride a couple older (pre 1975) coaster bikes that seem to have much more usable
coaster units (as far as coasters go). Are they just crappier these days? Are the older ones
broken in? Any ideas?

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Is it just me, or are coaster brakes these days overwhelmingly bad? The ones I've come across on
recent (<20 years old) bikes seem to offer braking by locking up the wheel or none at all.

I sometimes ride a couple older (pre 1975) coaster bikes that seem to have much more usable
coaster units (as far as coasters go). Are they just crappier these days? Are the older ones
broken in? Any ideas?

They're just BROKEN!! ;-) The problem with the coaster is it locks fairly easy being the back wheel.
And yeah, I'd say the modulation is not great. It's not a great design to begin with IMHO, pedalling
backward to stop. You never quite know where in the pedal stroke it's going to engage and you could
end up almost at the bottom of the pedal stroke with less than ideal braking power! Nifty for it's
packaged design with no cables, but not the best thing going.

Cheers,

Scott..

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Is it just me, or are coaster brakes these days overwhelmingly bad? The ones I've come across on
recent (<20 years old) bikes seem to offer braking by locking up the wheel or none at all.

I sometimes ride a couple older (pre 1975) coaster bikes that seem to have much more usable
coaster units (as far as coasters go). Are they just crappier these days? Are the older ones
broken in? Any ideas?

A loose bearing adjustment will give porr brake response.

If you are going to ride coaster bikes you might want to take the hub apart, remove all the dried
crud, grease the bearings and the bendix, add a shot of oil and adjust to a trace of play at the
rim. Lube your axle nuts, too.

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While we're on the subject of coaster brakes, which kind is better, Bendix, Shimano, or whatever?

I'm putting a 'grocery store' bike together and need to get a decent hub.

Thanks.

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Is it just me, or are coaster brakes these days overwhelmingly bad? The ones I've come across on
recent (<20 years old) bikes seem to offer braking by locking up the wheel or none at all.

I sometimes ride a couple older (pre 1975) coaster bikes that seem to have much more usable
coaster units (as far as coasters go). Are they just crappier these days? Are the older ones
broken in? Any ideas?

--I'm putting a 'grocery store' bike together and need to get a decent hub.--

I think that is a great project because all of my bikes have been that kind.

Have you seen the prices they get for front wire baskets these days?!

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While we're on the subject of coaster brakes, which kind is better,

Bendix,

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Shimano, or whatever?

I'm putting a 'grocery store' bike together and need to get a decent

hub.

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Thanks.

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Is it just me, or are coaster brakes these days overwhelmingly bad? The ones I've come across on
recent (<20 years old) bikes seem to offer braking by locking up the wheel or none at all.

I sometimes ride a couple older (pre 1975) coaster bikes that seem

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have much more usable coaster units (as far as coasters go). Are

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just crappier these days? Are the older ones broken in? Any ideas?