I think a coaster clem would be sick! The Mone hub builds are based on the shimano CBE110 hub. I think for your application an off the shelf CBE110 would do the job just fine. You would however need to space it out to 135mm. The stock axle is likely not long enough so you'd need to install a longer one with spacers/washers on either side to get you to 135mm. If you are replacing the axle, it would be worthwhile to go ahead and use a cromo axle which will be stronger than the stock one. The rest of the typical mods are mostly related to temperature control and grease flow, neither of which are very critical for a low-usage beach cruiser.
Bill's point #1 is something to consider tho. The only way i see around this is a threaded eccentric bottom bracket. Phil wood makes an extra fancy one, Velo orange makes an affordable one. I haven't tried either of those but have tried one by german company TrickStuff!, that has worked well for me. I believe the TrickStuff one is no longer in production. Sounds like a fun project! Brian On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 12:15:35 PM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: > The show stoppers that I would fear are: > > 1. A coaster brake requires a no-tensioner way to take up chain slack. On > normal cruisers, that's done with horizontal dropouts. The Clem has > vertical dropouts. > 2. Cheap coaster brake hubs are not 135mm and the Clem is 135mm O.L.D. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Monday, December 18, 2023 at 9:58:30 AM UTC-8 Justin Kennedy wrote: > >> I'm considering converting my 64 Clem L frame into a beach cruiser and >> kid hauler to keep at my in-laws' place in Florida. The bike is currently >> stripped down to just F/F/HS/BB, so starting from scratch here. I can >> source most of the components from my various parts bins, but looking into >> doing a coaster brake set up which I do not have on-hand. >> >> Anyone have experience with setting up a coaster brake'd bike? (Not >> specifically on a Clem, just any bike in general.) I see MONē has a pretty >> bas >> ass coaster brake wheel >> <https://www.monebikes.com/store/hot-rod-coaster-brake-wheel> that's >> built on-demand, but I'm not sure it's worth $325++ as I'd prefer to keep >> the build as inexpensive as possible (we're only down there a few times a >> year). Any other off-the-shelf coaster brake wheelset recommendations? >> >> Also, what other fun components make it a certified beach cruiser? I have >> some VO Klunker bars to throw on there and I got some some inspirational >> ideas at the two below links (LOOK barefoot pedals per Crust Matt's >> Romanceur, pops of anodized components, etc.). Maybe a B-O-B or Frances >> Cycles trailer to haul gear to the beach? What else is fun? >> >> >> https://theradavist.com/the-coaster-brake-challenge-and-yall-thought-you-were-a-freak/ >> >> https://droppedchain.com/first-gen-romanceur/ >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb70b1dc-3694-4ae2-8724-dcaa299075c8n%40googlegroups.com.
