(*just MHO, but I would'nt ride down hills with one of my kids on the back. If all I had to stop was those trek hub brakes)
I've never tried hub brakes but it sound like from this article the design could be improved to make the pretty good for many applications.
http://www.63xc.com/dws/hubbrake.htm
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I've never tried hub brakes but it sound like from this article the design could be improved to make the pretty good for many applications.
http://www.63xc.com/dws/hubbrake.htm