I don't have any experience with drum/dynamo combos. But with each independently.
The drum brake that I have is a Sturmey Archer, sorry unsure of the model. It works amazingly well, its just big and heavy. Technically, it should make for a stronger wheel, even more than a dynamo hub, the large hub flanges make for shorter spokes. The hub will go right on with no problem, there will be a bolt on cable stop / brake arm mount that will wrap around the fork leg. Other than that its quite easy to install and use. I will assume the brake arm will go on the left fork blade and the dynamo wires will go up the right. Not mine but here is a pic of one installed: http://www.63xc.com/jameslee/fig2.jpg Keep us posted, seems like a cool upgrade. Scott On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > At some point in the future I will likely need to beef up my front rim to > an Atlas to match my rear rim. At such point replacing the front hub with a > dynamo/drum brake combo hub is something I am toying with, especially as > I’ve found more area dirt roads to ride and nighttime rides would open up > some things. My questions are as follows: > > Drum brakes: > — Why are drum brakes not used much? > — How practical are they for rugged, steep single track? > — It seems they would address the snow/mud/muck loss of braking issues I > sometimes experience. Is this true? > — Does my frame need anything special, or will they simply go on? > > Dynamo: > — How hearty are they (and the accompanying lights) on rugged single > track? Will they hold up or be fussy? > > Thanks! > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
