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Disc/rim/drum/coaster brakes; braking technique, maintaining brakes, anything else about stopping a bike.

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What is safer...coaster brakes, rim brakes, or fixed gear braking?

Since cables brakes can be applied to both wheels, and having two brakes is always more reliable than one, cable brakes are a key component of a reliable braking system. … First and foremost again, because cable brakes can be applied to the front wheel, cable brakes can apply far more braking force to the bicycle than a rear wheel brake of any kind. …
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