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I've had my share of coaster brake stories on THE DRAGON LADY, my twin-engined girlie bike.
The worst was when the rear wheel locked up going downhill at 30mph. Almost had to lay the bike down. About 10 seconds of horror until the bike stopped. It ruined the rim and OEM coaster brake innards. Shimano coaster brake and new wheel was installed. This was with a front electric hub.
Then I gassified the bike with a 2.2hp engine. The rear wheel still locked up on occasion, momentarily, when rear brake was applied above 15 mph. I always had a front brake, so I added a rear caliper brake, having three brakes in total.
This made the bike MUCH safer. Coaster brake was applied under 10 mph.
Now ALL my MB's have disc brakes, even my 2006 NE5 Whizzer.
The worst was when the rear wheel locked up going downhill at 30mph. Almost had to lay the bike down. About 10 seconds of horror until the bike stopped. It ruined the rim and OEM coaster brake innards. Shimano coaster brake and new wheel was installed. This was with a front electric hub.
Then I gassified the bike with a 2.2hp engine. The rear wheel still locked up on occasion, momentarily, when rear brake was applied above 15 mph. I always had a front brake, so I added a rear caliper brake, having three brakes in total.
This made the bike MUCH safer. Coaster brake was applied under 10 mph.
Now ALL my MB's have disc brakes, even my 2006 NE5 Whizzer.