On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:09:35 +0100, Tosspot
wrote:

On 2/26/19 12:28 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 20:39:48 +0100, Tosspot
wrote:

On 2/25/19 3:16 PM, AMuzi wrote:
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/reca...nd-aftermarket



Mysterious. How the hell did that happen in a design 100+ years old?

It's fake news. We all know that the old days were *far* superior to
modern rim/disc brakes.

Honestly, greasing brakes!

Actually the old style single speed coaster brakes did have grease or
oil in them. See
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/coaster-brakes.html
under "Lubrication".

It's brakes and grease, I will never surrender my opinion this is a good
thing[TM]. How do they work?

Never the less, that is how they were built.

A famous race in the very early days of mountain bikes was called
"Repack" because one trip down Mount Tamalpais and you had to repack
the rear brake.

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Cheers,

John B.