I’m curious about band brakes. Sheldon Brown claimed you should never have them on the front wheel. However, a few years back St. Louis used to have tons of rental bikes floating around (that were replaced later by electric scooters) that had band brakes in front. I don’t always agree with the late bike guru but he was THE guy when it came to anything bicycle related.
Have you folks used a band brake in front? If it can stop a mini bike clutch, surely it can stop a front wheel…right?
Have you folks used a band brake in front? If it can stop a mini bike clutch, surely it can stop a front wheel…right?