ideas on how to beef up a cheap coaster brake setup

[heartlandcruisers]

well the problem still yet arises. coaster brakes on wal mart bikes not working correctly.
I have torn the wheel apart and cleaned every piece and regreased the insides but did not grease the brake pad thingys ( not sure what their called) and still nothing other then slight and I mean very slight improvement on stopping.
im a big guy I mean over 450 big guy so I need something the grabs good.
is there any upgraded inside pieces I can buy to make this bike actually b able to stop my shoes cannot take it anymore lol
the bicycle in question is a Schwinn Delmar model c(made up the c part c standing for crap lol ). and the coaster brake is falcon I believe.
the pads are very slightly grooved and I am out of ideas truth be told im getting tired of rebuilding the brakes every time I go for a ride.
I am not above swapping the wheels but this bike is not worth much more then the 65 bucks I pad for it. so I am contemplating a cheaper way to fix this issue. my 1968 huffy Camaro has better braking and that bike is using the original 47 year old pads to my knowledge never been rebuilt other then cleaned and regreased.
but back on the subject. any ideas I do not have proper mounts for disc brakes or any kind of caliper brakes on this bike it is a cheap and poorly made pacifischwinn.
thanks
sean

 

[KJV]

Buy a different bicycle.
Better yet ; ride the old Huffy.

 

[horsefarmer]

Buy a different bicycle.
Better yet ; ride the old Huffy.

+1
But if you keep your Delmar - I have a Falcon CB on my winter build off bike it works ok - but I changed out the front fork for a caliper brake.
Also from pics I've seen on the web, I think you could pull the front fender and mount a caliper on the existing fork.

 

[heartlandcruisers]

+1
But if you keep your Delmar - I have a Falcon CB on my winter build off bike it works ok - but I changed out the front fork for a caliper brake.
Also from pics I've seen on the web, I think you could pull the front fender and mount a caliper on the existing fork.

I did try that but the front tire is too thick and when I run a front caliper brake it rubes against the tire I may need the longer sting ray calipers for this but yeah you an mount a front brake on them

 

[heartlandcruisers]

Buy a different bicycle.
Better yet ; ride the old Huffy.

I do ride the huffy a lot it is my favorite rider but the Delmar is my everyday rider and sued most because I do not have to worry about wrecking it

 

[heartlandcruisers]

junk the hub and throw a Bendix in there..

I have considered a bendix as well I might go ahead and do that but if I go that route im just gonna replace the wheel these pacifischwinn wheels are junk to begin with

 

[horsefarmer]

Ya, If ya get a chance to get to a swap you can get old wheels complete with coasters for cheap. I picked up a nice straight painted Schwinn 26" baloon rim with Bendix coaster for $5 @ Ann Arbor.

 

[Bicycle808]

Not sure if it'll fit a Falcon, but I put Shimano cb-e110 guts in a KT HiStop and it fit plus works much better. Of course, cb-e110 hubs aren't as robust as a Bendix, provided the Bendix is in decent shape... but they're definitely the strongest-stopping coaster out of the modern offerings.

 

[baldwooky]

Not too sound snobby, but if you indeed weigh 450, that newer walmart bike is an accident waiting to happen.

I'm honestly surprised you haven't taco'd a wheel. I'm a buck sixty dripping wet, and I've slaughtered enough walmart rims to know better. Hopefully you don't end up with a broken face. Broken ribs hurt, but heal up cheap and well enough. Dentists and facial reconstruction surgery are not.

Use your older bike, or find something more heavy duty. It's no surprise your 50 year old bike brakes better. EVERYTHING on that older bike is alot better, and will last you alot longer. I don't think anyone on this site would or could dispute that fact.

If I were you, I'd look into getting a nicer older steel framed bike, preferably an industrial bike. It will save you the hassle you encounter with wally bso's, and potentially alot of pain and money.

At least swap out those wheels. I've literally bent Walbike rims dropping a 4 inch curb.

 

[horsefarmer]

Baldwooky makes a good point - I believe Wally world bikes are not for riders over 240 lbs.

 

[Wildcat]

Since the bike isn't worth much to begin with, I wouldn't invest anything of substance, like a front handbrake. For not much more you can get a heavy duty bike lock for your good bike. Or find a good older bike that will fill the bill. If you still want that bike, do what I did when I was 250, I put one foot under the other pedal and pulled up while I pushed down on the other. That added a little more stopping power.

 

[KJV]

Brakes...who uses them anyways.

 

[heartlandcruisers]

thanks for all the advice I think I am going to go with retiring this one and keeping my old huffy as my daily rider I was riding it today and it actually backpedaled as if I had no brakes whatsoever I agree with wal mart bikes not being built for my weight but so far it has not bent it does seem rather sturdy but I am very cautious with it.
as far as the brake issue I decided it is time to put it out to pasture I would say it will be missed but I hate that danged bike.
Sean

 

[horsefarmer]

Probably it's good you stick to your old Huffy. It's well known WM ruthlessly pushes its suppliers to reduce costs. Most items (even if "name" branded) have unique SKU's and are not the same quality as available elsewhere. I read they have done studies and find that customers who are dissatisfied blame the manufacturer not the retailer.... Also I notice the same cheapo coaster brake is used on the 10" and 16" little kids bikes!

 

[jamesdart]

Could you put the clamp on cantilever posts on it? Not really a heap option but you could re use them on other frames