Sheer wrote: > > Sheer, surely this last bit about the brakes is reversed? "Normal" > > practice on bikes is for the hydraulic disk to be in the > front and the > > mechanical drum brake on the rear (even a drum will easily > lock up the > > rear wheel due to weight transfer during braking). > > No, this is as the bike is. > > Don't blame me, I didn't design it. It does stop pretty well > when you hit the brakes, for whatever that's worth.
While a little odd, a drum-front/disc-rear setup could work just fine. Especially with a max speed of 35-40 mph. I'd be wary of long downhills that could fade the front drum. Also, some front drums are double leading shoe. This works great most of the time, but you might find you can't hold the thing at an uphill stop using the front brake! That was the case with my old BMW 750. Chris
