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Title: Coaster brake.
Post by: SI DOM on April 05, 2006, 07:21 AM

Morning peeps.

Bit of help please.Does anyone no if you can remove a coaster brake from a coaster rear skyway wheel.
And if you cant were do you bolt the arm to on a '85 haro sport like the ones that biagio is sellig.

Thanks alot

SI. : :-\

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 05, 2006, 09:04 AM

yes, you can remove it. the whole hub. if the sport doesnt have a coaster bracket, use an mx hinged seat clamp, on the chainstay.

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: theRuler on April 05, 2006, 09:46 AM

i stripped out the brake mech on a coaster wheel i had, to make it a freehub. still have to anchor the arm though

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: Wayne Ryder on April 05, 2006, 12:01 PM

In the 80s I bought a coaster hub and ran it without probs for a couple of Summers. Getting the old metal hub out was easy, I just ground the tops off the rivets or whatever they were.
The hub didn't come with replacement bolts, though. Near the bike shop was a nuts & bolts outlet, luckily enough. The guy there looked at what I wanted and sold me a length of threaded rod and some nylock nuts. Worked fine for me.

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: David on April 05, 2006, 12:21 PM

Ideally, are you looking for a coaster brake, a free coaster or a freewheel???

Didn't we all used to call 'em back pedal brakes BITD? Or was that just me?  :laugh:

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: Frosty on April 05, 2006, 12:22 PM

The above assumes it is a Tuff II. If it is a I then they only came with coaster and you'll have to get an "un brake" adapter to fit.

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: David on April 05, 2006, 12:28 PM

As the®uler say's you can convert most coaster brake hubs into a free coaster, they tend to be a pain in the r's though. IMO.

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: DR VINOAH on April 05, 2006, 12:32 PM

back pedal or coaster brake

aka the dentist  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: David on April 05, 2006, 12:40 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: BrianP on April 05, 2006, 12:58 PM

there's also the jb freewheel adapter. keeps the helical drive for the guts, but allows u to screw on a 16t or bigger freewheel...
or if for some reason u want to make it really heavy ;) , get the ACS freecoaster conversion kit (only 17T tho...)

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: SI DOM on April 05, 2006, 07:39 PM

Thanks for all your help my friends,you have all given me a bundle of info thats really helpfull so thanks again.
I Won the tuffs on the bay in the early hours of this morning,
Im proper chuffed as ive been after genuine early n.o.s lime green tuffs for ages,and a bonus coming with a coaster as it gives me a metal hub on the rear which is nice as i dont think they made the limes with metal hubs.
I got them for $103 witch is £59 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obviously theres postage,which is £30 but im still proper made up.
Anyway im off for dinner,
Take it easy
SI.
P.S There going on my '85 blue haro sport so i will post some pics when done for all your coments.

Later.

Title: Re: Coaster brake.
Post by: CD17 on April 05, 2006, 08:25 PM

Quote from: SI DOM on April 05, 2006, 07:21 AM

Morning peeps.

Bit of help please.Does anyone no if you can remove a coaster brake from a coaster rear skyway wheel.
And if you cant were do you bolt the arm to on a '85 haro sport like the ones that biagio is sellig.

Thanks alot

SI. : :-\

The 85 Haro Sport does have a coaster mount.

Chris