Reply To: A little help for the new guy? What bike to buy?
August 4, 2009 at 7:19 am
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eternal05
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Just like the regular words, the type of brake you speak of is a “drum” brake (as opposed to disc). They don’t perform nearly as well as disc brakes and tend to be subject to greater brake fade as a result of construction and poor heat dissipation. A lot of cruisers have drum brakes for their rear.