Lately I’ve been riding more steep hills than ever before. On my Coker, with
110 mm cranks, and my body weight, I had to walk down some hills that were only
moderately steep. Since I know that others have had success with brakes on
their Cokers, I had to give it a try. I only try to use the brake on the
steepest of downslopes. So far it has been a lot more difficult than I had
hoped. Sometimes I even unintentionally hit the brake lever when I forget it’s
there. I have a Semcycle Deluxe seat. Even though I do some seat holding, there
isn’t much to grab onto. The brake lever is about 3 inches below the seat. I
had hoped to hold the seat and use my index finger of the same hand on the
brake lever. My best results have been when I held the seat with one hand and
the lever with the other.
Is there a major secret I’m missing out on here??
My balance seems wrecked everytime I try to use the brake.
Do I just need to be patient and careful and get “used to it” ?
Any suggestions, comments, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
— “unicycleSourceUK” <Roger@unicycle.uk.com> > wrote: 110 cranks are great on a Coker aren’t they!
Yes, the short cranks have been great for long rides. Kinda hard to get used to,
but a lot less friction in the saddle for the long haul. Surprisingly, not too
tough to climb with either.
>Brake, you have the wrong style of brake I think. Yours is a brake brake, what >we in the UK are using is a drag brake which works using an old style gear >lever. Have a look at the picture the FAQ on my site.
I thought something was wrong. Maybe I can loosen up the adjustment enough to
make do until I can change the brakes.
Thanks Leo, Yesterday I got over my fear of having a brake and had much better
results. I did move the lever slightly closer to the seat. The standard brake
seemed to do OK, but it makes a lot of noise and scares everyone who hears me
coming -Mark
— “Leo White” <Leo.White@tesco.net> > wrote: If you’re using a standard brake lever you can make it more ergonomic > and closer to the saddle e.g see last picture on > http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/leo.white/Leo/Unicycle/Unicycle.htm > >On a coker I’ve only used a gear lever drag brake, but I use an upturned bar >end so that its just below the saddle (no pic. sorry). > >Leo White
Brake, you have the wrong style of brake I think. Yours is a brake brake, what
we in the UK are using is a drag brake which works using an old style gear
lever. Have a look at the picture the FAQ on my site.
Brakes are great on hills, I used mine so much on the C2C that I went through a
set of brake blocks.
> Hi everyone, > > Lately I’ve been riding more steep hills than ever before. On my Coker,
with 110 mm cranks, and my body weight, I had to walk down some hills that were
only moderately steep. Since I know that others have had success with brakes on
their Cokers, I had to give it a try. I only try to use the brake on the
steepest of downslopes. So far it has been a lot more difficult than I had
hoped. Sometimes I even unintentionally hit the brake lever when I forget it’s
there. I have a Semcycle Deluxe seat. Even though I do some seat holding, there
isn’t much to grab onto. The brake lever is about 3 inches below the seat. I had
hoped to hold the seat and use my index finger of the same hand on the brake
lever. My best results have been when I held the seat with one hand and the
lever with the other. > > Is there a major secret I’m missing out on here?? > > My balance seems wrecked everytime I try to use the brake. > > Do I just need to be patient and careful and get “used to it” ? > > Any suggestions, comments, etc. would be greatly appreciated. > > -Mark > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Free e-Mail and Webspace - http://Unicyclist.com
-Mark