What do you call brakes where you pedal back to brake?

[Alex Potter]

wafflycat wrote:

> Not in this bit of Europe they don't.. In the UK I've never seen a
> back-pedal brake in reality.

I found one on the local tip when I was looking for a back wheel around 1953
or 4 - they used to be available here in the UK, although I suppose that
one could have been discarded by a GI - there were still some troops around
then.
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[Zoot Katz]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:02:26 -0500, "n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Having grown up with coaster brakes (Bendix) on most of my childhood
>Schwinns, you now have me intrigued. What's the difference between a
>coaster brake and a roller brake? I've taken apart a lot of coaster brakes
>and maintained them.

The Bendix type is integral to the hub and incorporates the
freewheeling mechanism.

Roller brakes are Shimano's interpretation of drum brakes. I've yet
to see one that isn't cable operated.
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[Werehatrack]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:02:26 -0500, "n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Having grown up with coaster brakes (Bendix) on most of my childhood
>Schwinns, you now have me intrigued. What's the difference between a
>coaster brake and a roller brake? I've taken apart a lot of coaster brakes
>and maintained them.

Coaster brake: foot-operated by backwards motion of the crank.

Roller brake: hand-operated via a cable.

I've never had a roller brake, but I've been told that they are
marginally better than drum brakes.

Any rear-only brake suffers from the weight transfer problem; the
effectiveness of the brake is automatically limited by the fact that
the rear wheel's traction is reduced by the act of braking.
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[n5hsr]

"Zoot Katz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:02:26 -0500, "n5hsr" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Having grown up with coaster brakes (Bendix) on most of my childhood
>>Schwinns, you now have me intrigued. What's the difference between a
>>coaster brake and a roller brake? I've taken apart a lot of coaster
>>brakes
>>and maintained them.
>
> The Bendix type is integral to the hub and incorporates the
> freewheeling mechanism.
>
> Roller brakes are Shimano's interpretation of drum brakes. I've yet
> to see one that isn't cable operated.
> --
> zk

Ahh, Atomic made drum brakes over here for a while. I ran across them in an
obscure repair manual, where I was trying to look up the parts for a1961
Schwinn Racer and see if I could get a matching replacement part. Only I
would probably just call them drum brakes. Bendix brakes also uses shoes
against the drum but not quite like the rear brakes on my old Toyota, which
was basically a 1930's Bendix design. Hey, if it works, why change it?

One thing about braking that drives me nuts is trying to brake on a rainy
day with brakes that grab the tire rim. I might as well stick my foot out
and drag it. My 1980 Suburban has smooth chrome rims and they are slick as
a cat when wet.

Charles of Schaumburg