Fit a brake to the front wheel only provided you're not going to flip/flop to a freewheel. Drum brakes are fine but a bit heavy. Better, IMNSHO, is a brake that clamps to the front fork like a Resillion cantilever or one of the '30s bolt-on calipers. Another option is temporarily (or even permanently) using a cyclocross fork with cantilever bosses and a modern cantilever brake. Good luck.
Martin Needleman Annapolis, MD
SeaOtter wrote:
>
> I'm totally against drilling track frames for brakes,
> but I like to ride around town and I'm now a little
> old and risk averse for doing the brakeless thing in
> traffic. So I'm thinking that maybe an drum brake hub
> could be fitted to front or rear. Anyone have any thoughts?
>
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