[Yak] I think I am getting too hot

[Walter Lapchynski]

'tis true.  I think we have a rare few left.. MAYBE.  Call service  
ASAP if you want to check.

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On May 26, 2009, at 7:22 AM, Chad Parrish wrote:

> I thought that the Arai drum brake had been discontinued and is no  
> longer available.  Am I wrong??? I know would like to equip my  
> tandem with one.
>
> --Chad
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> On May 25, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Greg Illes wrote:
>
>> I went through this whole drag-brake thing last year, and the only  
>> answer is the Arai drum brake.
>> Period.
>>
>> Get one, or you're going to blow tires, and it could be a lot more  
>> dangerous than inconvenient.
>>
>> Recently, we rode with another couple who had a really big disk  
>> brake on the back of their Santana full-size.
>> They were disappointed in the power of the brake.
>>
>> Since installing the Arai, I also notice that my hands don't cramp  
>> up on a long downhill; we just set the drag brake
>> to our desired speed and pretty much relax. Even a fabulous disk  
>> brake wouldn't afford this advantage.
>>
>> It weighs about 1.5 pounds, and it just plain works. Wouldn't ride  
>> a tandem on hills without one.
>>
>> G.
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Martin Laycock <m.laycock at strath.ac.uk>
>> To: "yak at bikefriday.com" <yak at bikefriday.com>
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:29:48 AM
>> Subject: [Yak] I think I am getting too hot
>>
>> Hi
>> I have a 16 speed delrailier Family Traveler and on a recent trip  
>> which involved heading down some short steep hills I seemed to  
>> overheat the back wheel rim and melted the tire. It must have been  
>> a few seconds away from blowing out! OK, a new tire is not going to  
>> break the bank but I woold prefer this not to happen again. Has  
>> anyone got any experience of fitting a front or rear drum brake to  
>> a BF tandem?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Martin
>>
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