Back in the day, in the 70s even, BMX bikes used to come with coaster brakes. I still run coaster brakes on two of my five bikes which I have in my possession. The reason? Very little maintenance and these things can work even in wet weather. I used to use these on my race bike back in the day. Back in the days when BMX made more sense, we had track conditions that were wet and dry, not like the wusses in the BMX word today in which the tracks have to be really smooth with no water puddles anywhere. In any case, back in the day, when there were water puddles, these brakes made sure you stopped when you wanted to. I managed to get some old SunTour ones the other day. They are pretty old but they do work well. Lace up a pair today!
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