B607 said:Brakes? You only really need an emergency brake. Get yourself a boat anchor and a short piece of chain. Rig it up with a pedal or lever so you can "drop anchor" and stop. 8)
B607
bikepusher said:exactly, you don't need brakes you need a horn!
Unchained wrote:davidhud29,
that rear tire is awesome! Great idea! How hard was it to make the wheel work on the bicycle?
No cars on mars said:Do you have enough room inside the rear tire to put a drum brake? Or disk?
No cars on mars said:Do you have enough room inside the rear tire to put a drum brake? Or disk?
I had a go-kart once with a brake system similar to this. Worked ok... Until my throttle got stuck wide open and I ended up running tinto the wall of my dad's shop... But I don't see why it wouldn't work on a bike.davidhud29 said:Thanks for the feedback. So far I just stop flinstone style. :lol: I've thought of a few different brake options, but haven't really tried anything yet. I'm thinking some type of suicide looking design (tall rat finkish look), with a plate to drag on the tread part of the tire. Pull (or push) the lever and create the drag effect. Not sure how well it would work. It would be for looks more than anything. I don't mind flinstoneing it. I tried the YouTube thing once with something else. Never could figure how to post the video. Guess I'll have to get the old lady to video my big butt riding this and try again. It's actually very comfortable and easy to ride. Except the metal seat is a little hard on the tail bone. A few friends have tried to ride it and they all get pretty wobbly trying to steer. I guess the long front end is a little tricky to get the hang of. I don't have any problems with it. Then again I built it specifically for me. If your 6' or taller you shouldn't have any problems. By the way I built it in about a week and a half. Not working at the moment. So this was my project.
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