On Nov 21, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote:
One possibility I'm considering is a completely cable-less SimpleOne with the coaster-brake version of the duomatic. That's the way I often rode bikes growing up; one rear brake, one rear gear. Though there'd be complexity hidden in the hub, the rest of the bike would be as simple as it gets.
I can't comment on the S-A two speed hub, but I did build up a track bike with a coaster brake rear wheel for commuting some years back, because (1) I already had the bike from my racing days and (2) it was a real track bike so there were no provisions for brakes at all. It worked fine but worried people would ask me where my brakes are (especially when they saw me coasting). If the markings on the brake arm were to be believed, this is a 1938 Bendix hub and is smooth as silk.
I eventually transferred that wheel to another bike and sold the track bike to someone who wanted to race at our local velodrome. On the new bike, I put on a front brake because if the chain ever broke I would have no brakes. I used one of those interrupter brake levers by the stem which kept a very simple look to the bike. Now that bike has a coaster brake 3 speed hub.
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