Coaster brakes- Cruisers, klunkers and fun havers

my Wheeler

So good! Reminds me I need to stick some guards on mine!

Had this one out recently

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My Torpado klunker

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Finally got around to doing the mods on my Schwinn that I’ve had in mind for it since getting it 3 years or so ago.

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#ubinklunked

🔥so good🔥

Beautiful!

10/10, absolute perfection!

Forgot how much fun coaster brakes can be, hopefully I’ll finish this next year

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The newest addition to the fleet. Unknown but seemingly good quality frame. Multiple layers of Hammerite, both anti rust and for steel. Kick back brake. All parts bin. Lives outside and purely for commuting duties. Don’t think I’ve had this much fun on a bike in a long time..

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Proper clean coaster build!

Some great builds in here. I'm building a very gentile upright cruise wagon and dithering over whether to go for a coaster. It makes sense for this build and I'm tempted.

@M_V - Where do you usually get your CB-E110 hubs from? They seem to be available in a pretty wild range of prices.

There’s a seller on eBay that lists them fairly often for a decent price but they are bare hubs, no cog or hardware etc.

That works for me as I have a fair stock of spare bits and bobs and invested at some point in a pile of nuts for the slightly unusual axle thread. It may work out not too bad for you depending what gearing you plan on using, think the ones that come with a cog usually come with an 18t? So if you’d be buying a different cog anyway then not having the cog included isn't going to be an issue.

Here’s an item from the seller

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-OF-REG-SCREW-IN-BAR-END-PLUGS-RED-NOS-/275059379353?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

They don’t have any hubs listed just now but there’s been a couple times I’ve missed the listing and have asked them if they had anymore and they’ve created a listing for me.

That's really helpful, ta. I've sent them a message and will see what they come back with. Failing that, how bad can a Histop possibly be for a tenner?

Hi stop are alright I think.

I'd avoid Velosteel.

I think the HiStop are meant to be very similar internally to the cb-e110 but I think the axle thread pitch is different (not as unusual as the cb-e110) so not entirely cross compatible.

Just finished this XXXL Batavus coaster ss 63cm ctc
Available ;)

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/374835/#comment16479189

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Also have 650B with a vintage Austrian hub

Had an astonishly good coaster on something I dubbed The Ivybike that some on the forum will remember, it was a rat thing. The hub was called a Van Schothorst, had a chromed shell (mostly gone), and the modulation on it was really great. Wonder if they are Austrian. Looked 60s at a guess.

Honestly I think I will just start buying cheap old 650b ones of various flavors when I see them. They made it 50+ years so should be fineeeee

Van Schothorst is Dutch and you can still buy their wheels. Not sure if they still make their own hubs though.

Thanks for elucidating - worth picking up one of the hubs imo (mine was pinched).

I had a frame just like that some years ago. Did you buy it off a forumenger by any chance?

Was given to me off of a forum go-er a good year ago!

It could well be the same frame then. If so it's nice to see it being used.

anyone open to selling me a pre modified coaster hub? with bearings and heat sink done?

do i need to worry about it? is this the "oversized jockey wheel trap" but for retro grouches?

i see on page one @M_V has some thoughts on what is and isn't worth doing , if i'm not descending the col de highgate daily, can i just get a sturmy archer and forget about it?