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| Jun 27, 2016 at 20:36 | comment | added | antiduh | A caliper-style brake would not be ineffective (at least, until, you go head over handlebars). The brake would be positioned on the rim of the wheel, where it has nearly 1:1 leverage. From there, it's a question of how much heat the brake can dissipate until it overheats. Given that the brakes on my road bike can dissipate my weight going 30 MPH down a steep hill and not even show the slightest bit of wear, I'd wager a guess that calipers on a penny farthing would do just fine with the occasional hill; facial ablation aside. | |
| Mar 17, 2012 at 9:34 | history | answered | Graham Earl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |