If I switch the flip flop hub to coast, can I still break by applying back pressure on the pedals and not use the front brake?
193950
Yes but it is extremely difficult to master it. You need foot straps to prevent you from being thrown forward. Get those and you'll be good
193951
Unfortunately not you'll need your front brake as your main way of stopping coast is the free spinning hub side so back pressure will just turn your pedals backwards freely and not engage the gear
193952
I'm not sure if it can be modded to do that, but on its own out of the box, no. The only way to stop is using the front brake.
2129873
Your child will coast without pedaling. If your child presses back on the pedal the brake will engage, it is very sensitive. All in all it is a great little bike.
2205387
yes, i have a fixed 16 on one side and a free wheel 16 on the other. i seldom use the fixed side but it is there if i need it and it takes 5 minutes to flop the wheel around, guess that is why they call it a flip/flop.
279805
You can flip the rear wheel so that it can be either a fixed-gear, meaning that the pedals move if the wheel moves and you can pedal backwards, or a single-speed, where you can coast. This is the difference between a freewheel/single-speed, and a fixed-gear bicycle. I hope this answers your question.
1159566
This bike has a coaster brake in the back. It's not a fixed hub. The kid can coast while going down hill, going fast or if it is tired. If the kid back pedals it engages the brake. There is a hand brake for the front wheel as well.
1471905
In our experience the free wheel is only for forward motion. when you back pedal it applies the brakes. This has had some interesting consequences for the second child in the back seat on ours which is built out as a tandem bike. A frustrated toddler in the front seat can lock up the brakes suddenly when they dont want to go back into the driveway home :)
2061520
Yes. But why doesn't the merchant answer? I converted single speed beach cruiser with fat tires to a 6 speed and used these brakes. Good quality large and inexpensive.
1806067
It will not engage a brake of any kind, but it will slow you down a little. The fixed gear is controlled exactly the same way, forwards and backwards. So theoretically, you could stop just by using your pedals. I tried using the fixed gear and it was not for me. After a few days, I switched it back to the freewheel.
830337
I assume you are asking about the pedals... no. You can only pedal in one direction. It states in the instructions that you can damage the bike if you pedal backwards.
279804
It has a flip flop hub meaning on one side it's continous pedaling (fixed fear) or you can flip the rear wheel over and it's free wheel (non-continous, cruise)
1321708
I doubt it. I think that if one did pedal in reverse it would defeat the purpose of the left hand thread on the pedal bolt, and it will keep on loosening.I've had success with it so far. But I'm going to put a bracket or something on the pedals to stop my feet from sliding up.
1241908
The mechanism for the front locking swivel wheels is between the wheels. I suppose you could use your toes if you have a very small foot but it's designed to be used by hand. It's easy to do and takes only a second. The braking mechanism is brakes for the left and right rear wheels located on the axle and used by foot. Again, easy to do.
2161307
Yes sir it can! Wilwood advises "All drum brake applications require an inline 10 pound residual pressure valve", and then you can also install an adjustable proportioning valve to set the front to rear brake bias.
1674186
The front brake is controlled by hand. The front brake cable runs to a small metal pad on a pivot. The back brake is a flexible piece of metal under the fender that you step back on - no cable attachment. I found the back brake to be unnecessary and it made a boinging noise on all but the smoothest surfaces so I uninstalled it but kept the fender that came with it. It has been several years so maybe they have improved the back brake. The front brake is very smooth. I use the Xootr daily and am used to leaning back when I have to use the brake abruptly.
84293
Does "fixed" mean that the pedals continuously spin when in motion? Yes, however this bike offers a flip flop hub which can switch to a single speed which will allow free wheel motion. These hubs are very popular on single speed and fixed bikes.
1010474
Depends on which frame it is. It's highly likely the frame has cantilever style mounts though, and these wouldn't work for that. If you do have the correct mounts, is then simply a matter of wheel/tire size and the distance from the brake mount to the breaking surface. I'd imaGine you'll need some pretty long brake arms to reach the rim. I fought this for months, eventually I the them in the spare parts bin and made a New wheel with an sram automatix 2 speed coaster brake hub. Worked out much better for me. Hope that helps you, if not feel free to ask more questions!
2265071
These are disk break system(work for MTB), so it is independent of drivetrain if you meant that. One thing to know is that the levers are swapped. It means right lever controls front, and left lever controls the back wheel, which is reversal of 99% of Shimano break system I know. The dealer in China responded to my posting and said can swap the levers if I send it back, but shipping to China would cost at least $30 which is meaningless, where I paid around $75~$79 for the set. I'm not even sure if this swapping is by design or defects from manufacturing.