BMX hub question

My younger brother has decided he wants an old school BMX, and hit me with
an odd question. He wants to know if it's possible to have a flip/flop rear
hub with a coaster brake. I have no idea, so I ask you. I don't know why he
wants to run three brakes on the bike, but that's his deal.

Gooserider wrote:
My younger brother has decided he wants an old school BMX, and hit me with
an odd question. He wants to know if it's possible to have a flip/flop rear
hub with a coaster brake. I have no idea, so I ask you. I don't know why he
wants to run three brakes on the bike, but that's his deal.

No. By definition, a flip-flop hub has sprockets on both sides. A
coaster brake hub requires a torque arm that is connected to the frame,
which means the sprocket needs to be on the other side.

Mechanically, it *might* be possible, but I've never seen a hub like
this.

Jeff

Gooserider wrote:

My younger brother has decided he wants an old school BMX, and hit me with
an odd question. He wants to know if it's possible to have a flip/flop rear
hub with a coaster brake. I have no idea, so I ask you. I don't know why he
wants to run three brakes on the bike, but that's his deal.

nope. There's no such hub made

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A Muzi wrote:

Gooserider wrote:

My younger brother has decided he wants an old school BMX, and hit me with
an odd question. He wants to know if it's possible to have a flip/flop rear
hub with a coaster brake. I have no idea, so I ask you. I don't know why he
wants to run three brakes on the bike, but that's his deal.

nope. There's no such hub made


you might be able to put two sprockets on a regular coasterhub, or weld
two back to back.

Note that a coaster hub will not permit the bike to roll backwards if
you stand on the pedals
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