coaster brake

A brake and clutch on the rear wheel and drive mechanism of a bicycle operated through reverse pressure on the pedals.

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coast′er brake`

a brake on the hub of the rear wheel of freewheel bicycles, operated by back pressure on the pedals.

[1885–90]

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coaster brake - a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals

bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

brake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

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coaster brake

n (US) → Rücktrittbremse f

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Some 90% of SRAM sales are with what are known as coaster brake hubs - the chain system which allows the rider to brake just by pedalling backwards, especially popular in Germany, The Netherlands and the Nordic countries - while at least two-fifths of Shimano's sales concern the so-called freewheel hubs.