Re: [CR]Arai Drum Brake

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

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Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:00:22 -0400
To: Forbes Bagatelle-Black <diarmaede@yahoo.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org, Bicycle_Restoration@yahoogroups.com
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Arai Drum Brake


Forbes Bagatelle-Black wrote:
>(I think these brakes qualify as "on-topic" for this
>list. These brakes have been around for quite a
>while, haven't they?)
>
>Does anyone have experience with an Arai drum brake?
>I know that some
>folks say you should use it only as a drag brake,
>hooked up to a ratcheting shift lever,

I'm one of those. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/tandem-brakes
>but I want to set it up on a double-pull road brake
>lever I just got. Does that setup work?

No. The Arai requires considerably more cable pull than a caliper brake, so it will never activate if you mate it with a correctly adjusted caliper brake.
> How much actual braking does the Arai drum add?

None if you set it up that way.

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