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Why do bike share bike typically have drum brakes?
The most common bike share bikes in the Boston area are BlueBikes, which use drum brakes. As a result, braking these heavy bikes takes a considerable amount of squeezing force. In my own experience, ...
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Tandem drum (drag) brake levers and ergonomics - typical setup/options
How are the levers for 3rd brakes on tandems usually set up?
These tend to be additional rear brakes used to keep the speed down when descending, rather than the main stopping devices, and can ...
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Internal Roller Brake Problem
I have Shimano Inter M Roller Brakes on my bike. I felt the rear brakes were a bit light after riding 800 or so KM (total mileage on my bike so far) so I thought maybe theres a bit of cable stretch ...
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Front drum (was disc) brake only works when going backwards (!)
I am restoring my old bike that hasn't been used for quite a while. The rear brake works fine, however, the front brake has an issue: It only brakes when the bicycle is going backwards, not forwards!
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