I'm rebuilding an old mini bike and honestly ive never ridden one that i can really rememeber the brakes on..
this bike i'm building has a scrub brake which is fine but I was thinking about adding a drum brake to the rear wheel also. maybe integrate the scrub brake petal so it pulls the drum lever at the same time its scrubbing the tire.
maybe the extra brake isnt needed and scrubs work awesome?? i don't know, thats why im asking.. Ideally Id like to have all the fab work done before i paint it not have to go back and add a drum brake after its all built because it wont stop lol.
should i add a brake or just leave it alone? I will for sure have to modify the scrub brake a little bit anyway because the tire size that it came with is not really available.. not a big deal tho, i can fit it and make it work.
this bike i'm building has a scrub brake which is fine but I was thinking about adding a drum brake to the rear wheel also. maybe integrate the scrub brake petal so it pulls the drum lever at the same time its scrubbing the tire.
maybe the extra brake isnt needed and scrubs work awesome?? i don't know, thats why im asking.. Ideally Id like to have all the fab work done before i paint it not have to go back and add a drum brake after its all built because it wont stop lol.
should i add a brake or just leave it alone? I will for sure have to modify the scrub brake a little bit anyway because the tire size that it came with is not really available.. not a big deal tho, i can fit it and make it work.
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