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/
>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.
Sheldon "Stop!" Brown
Newtonville, Massachusetts
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