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Recommends Robert · 2019-06 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “Terminology index - a list of bike part names and cycling concepts”

Coaster Brake (a.k.a foot brake, or pedal brake. ) A coaster brake is a special rear hub for a bicycle, which performs two functions: It allows the bicycle to roll without forcing the pedals to turn. This is the "coaster" part. It is similar in function to a freewheel , but uses a different sort of mechanism to accomplish it. It is also a brake, operated by turning the pedals backwards. Coaster brakes were invented in the 1890s, and have continued to be popular in some areas to this day. Source: [LINK] [LINK] A video explaining the internal mechanism of a coaster brake: See questions about coaster brakes [LINK]

Recommends Robert · 2019-06 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “Terminology: coaster brakes vs free wheel?”

I'll try to comment your statements and provide some clarification: They oppose coaster brakes with free wheels. In the article they compare two alternative braking mechanisms. My understanding is that the opposite of freewheel is fixed gear A freewheel [LINK] and a fixed gear are indeed two different mechanisms, but it's hard to precisely define them as being opposite. In the article, because a fixed gear is not a very efficient braking mechanism, they don't consider it as a good alternative to hand brake. the definition of freewheel is that you can roll the rear wheel while the pedals are at rest (not rotating). This may not be the complete definition of a freewheel. You can do that with a

Cites Maarten -Monica for president · 2019-11 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “If you remove rear coaster brake shoes will it affect the rear gear?”

If your coaster brake system is anything like the one seen in these videos: You might risk unscrewing the 'çlutch cone' from it's threads on the 'driver' (see image below for which parts are which) when you backpedal (too many turns) with the brake shoes removed . If you could somehow limit the movement of the clutch cone such that it will always stay on the driver you might be good. you could perhaps consider drilling through the driver and installing a bolt which will prevent the clutch cone from screwing off of the driver. maybe alternatively you could think of a way to use a locknut with a big flange or two shallow nuts interlocked with a ring together on the hub axle (part 10) such that

Cites qdinar · 2022-08 · Bicycles Stack Exchange · on “Can freewheel of coaster brake be used in combination with derailleur?”

There is "coaster brake" mechanism, it consists of not only brake, but also of freewheel. As can be seen in answers in Why there are no or few bicycles with coaster brake and external speed gears? [LINK] , coaster brake is incompatible with derailleur, because it "requires significant tension on the lower part of the chain when it is applied" while derailleur requires that the lower part of chain is relaxed. The lower part of the chain is tensioned only when pedal is pressed in direction opposite to usual ie, when the brake is pressed. (The usual direction is when pedal tries to accelerate bicycle forward.) So, seems, the problem appears only when the brake is applied. So, brake component of