Bmx mods how to make a coaster brake wheel into freecoaster wheel for free
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- Today we present Bmx mods, how to turn a coaster brake wheel into a freecoaster wheel for free. Follow along with us as we bend and move the existing parts and create a FREECOASTER FOR FREE.
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Great how-to, very clear and easy to follow. I'm a mom who knows next to nothing about bikes but this was so easy i did it myself in about 20min. now my balance bike move-up kiddo can actually ride her hotrock!! Its been sitting for a year cuz she couldn't ride it with the dang coaster brakes! Thank you!!
You welcome, you are a great mom
Nice job ! 💪💝👌
Thank you man, this video helped me alot for this dirt track i live by called a pump track. I had a bike with a coaster brake that would always get in the way when i get air but now i have a bike with a freecoaster that i didnt have to pay any money for. Thank you :-)
I'm Glad we could help you. #buyfromstacked when you do have enough to get an actual fc. You dah man
Thank you! Great video. One small tweak that worked well for me was instead of discarding the small washer I put it between the the tabbed washer (the one you modify by bending the tabs) and the axel catch... This ensured the free wheel is butter smooth with no accidental catches 👍🏻
Thanks, many hubs are different
This worked for me too - without it was not catching properly every time. Great video
Two years later but thanks, worked for me also man.
Thanks. Additional washer worked perfectly for me on an old hotrock 20. Without washer, forward pedal was not catching immediately and spring was catching while back pedaling.
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Man thank you so much for posting this video. Surprisingly none of my local bike shops knew how to disassemble a coaster break and make it into a free well LOL. I watch the Video twice and then it took me about 30 minutes from start to finish while pausing your video to get everything knocked out. Very much appreciated
Cheers for explaining this mod - just to add to this, I've been able to also do this on a 3-internal geared bike too!
I DID IT! Thanks for the video. I converted the coaster on my cruiser into a freewheel. The best instruction on the internet for this process.
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Not going to work on an old school suntour coaster brake with 3 pads!
Good instructonial video. Just did to my 4 year old's SE Bronco. If you a handy with tools it will take you about 10 minutes. He was ready for a freewheel since about his 3rd time on a bike. Glad I found this as now he can get some more use out of his current bike.
Glad it helped
THANKS IVE BEEN WONDERING HOW TO DO IT CAUSE WHEN I JUMP OFF STUFF I FALL OF MY BIKE CAUSE I PRESS BACKWORDS NOW I DONT THX
I hope your not falling off now
Dude your a life saver! I learned later in life so I never road with a coaster break and has having a hard time explaining it to my son.
Keagan 👍
Crazy I just got a 12” kink roaster for my daughter and searched how to mod the coaster brake. This was the first video that pops up and it’s the exact bike. Thank you!
You have a new follower! Thank you for this simple yet super helpful video. I definitely advise using the cone wrench, but I get you were trying to explain it with the basics.
Thanks bro saved me buying a new back wheel hahaha I thought it was to do with the rear sprocket both kids bikes are sorted and their first time trying they can ride surprising how much pedal brakes stop kids from learning
Thanks so much. This will save me and my 3.5 year son a lot of frustration in learning him to cycle.
Wonderful!
Steps were perfect. Thank you for all the details! Time for bunny hopping our new pit bike🏆
Did anyone see how how his son finessed his bike nuts 3:34
he's gonna be a bike mechanic in a few years
Ty I acquired a Ritchie bicycle and it is a free wheel for the back and man this bike is awesome. But it's a one of a kind parts bike seems like only his parts
Thank you! Followed this video and successfully removed the brake. Now I might have to put some regular breaks on it. I hope this allows my son to learn to pedal better...
That and do tricks
My daughter will be slamming her shins into the pedals in no time now!Thank you brother.
Get it 👊
Thanks for this , I've been trying to sort out how to de-coaster bikes for ages. I use them to teach kids with various disabilities how to ride and sometimes they just activate the coaster - removing it will help so many kids ride - thanks !
Lee-Anne Fleming so awesome of you ❤️
This is the reason, I'm doing this as well. I wish I knew about this earlier, as I was hoping my kids would comprehend a bit more with age.
Great work dude! 3 bike shops all told me I have to buy a new wheel or dump the bike! Took me 20min with your video.
The told me I would need a new crank as well as wheel 😮
Just finished the ‘mod’ :). I have never worked on a bike before so it took me about 1 hour. I got stuck trying to get the wheel back in. But I just kept watching, pausing and rewinding. You can’t imagine that three different bike shops turned me down. Too lazy to work in this country. My little girl will be happy and I hope it works well for her. Thank you so much!!!
I agree, the public do not respect bike mechanics enough and it turns bike shop employees & owners grumpy. Some times it is as simple that they only want to work on $2k and up bikes. Bike mechanics is def a craft
@@Stackedbmx Yes, thank you for putting this educational resource in our hands. Next project will be my girls "bigger" girl bike 16". She wakes up every morning and sits on the bike to see if her feet touch the floor. So I will have to come back to your video in a few months and 'mod' again.
Shops don't want to get blamed for anything so they won't modify a coaster brake
what does the coaster arm do and do i need to put it back? thank you
You don’t, but you may need to use a washer or make a spacer the same thickness as the arm so that when you put everything back together it all lines up as before. Hope that makes sense.
I left the coaster arm on so I didn't need to find something to make up for lost space
Bro thank you for this video! I have like 3-4 BMX bikes and one of them had a coaster brake wheel that would thrust/jerk forward VERY violently whenever I tried to slow down under fast speeds.
I took the wheel off and took it to the dining table while watching your video as I made a oil mess everywhere lol
I eventually got the coaster brake tab things to end up in the garbage can and now the wheel works with no problem! 😃
Will defiently be subscribing.
🤣😭 Rad! Glad we could help
Now I can ride my free mini bmx without dying! Thanks!
That's funny. They seriously are kinda dangerous lol.
Thanks so much. My 5yo's bike has hand brakes and a coaster brake, so I needed to remove the coaster. I appreciate the step-by-step!
Wow. Explaind rlly easy. It helped alot for my new bmx im making my self. Thx stacked.😁😁😊😊
xd_PearZZ_ - very cool
Great! Thank you, silly system was hindering my little boy. Now he can get cracking!
💪 awesome!!!
Im never watching another video on doing this or doing other things on a bike unless it is you video you are awsome
Jesse Cox much love ❤️
thank you so much for that vid! I was able to follow along and modify our Cleary Gecko in about 20 minutes
That is awesome!
We used to do this to our bikes in the early 90s for riding freestyle
So I'm trying to fix up a couple bikes for my girls. They aren't in need of BMX mods per se, but both girls have asked for hand brakes instead of coaster brakes. I'm pretty handy, but I've never done mechanic work before (more woodworking/construction type stuff). Would it work to do this mod to rid their bikes of the coater brakes and then I could install front and rear hand brakes? I've found tons of videos like yours, explaining how to make it a freecoaster. (Though yours helped explain it best to someone who's not already knowledgeable of the mechanics of a bike.) I've also seen several on installing/replacing brakes. However, I can't seem to find any videos or articles on converting a bike from coaster brake system to a hand brake one, and how to do it safely. Thanks!!
I would suggest getting the brake on the bike and working before this. Many bikes have a hole in the frame on the top back tube where the brakes can go. You probably want regular caliper brakes. if the hand brakes stop, turn it into a this. I hope this helps
Bro this just saved me from garaging a sick schwin 12” bmx bike for my son! Thanks
So cool. Ill use this to convert some 1985_40 lb magnesium Lester mags in to a free coaster. Mine has 4 inner pads instead of 2.
Do it
Thank you so very much for the informative video. Will try it on my girl's bike asap.
Blessings.
You welcome
Great video but next time try to get closer and show the parts and more of where they go but good job
Thanks for the video, made it a lot easier. Modified a bike in 15 minutes.
Omg, I've been looking for a long time for this omg, thank you so luch
Your welcome, glad we can help
Me too! I thought I to get an adapter for a single freewheel sprocket like I did in the 80’s which now is impossible to find. Awesome! 👍🏻
Thanks so much, Im 14 and i was able to modify my bike with your video.
Drew Allen awesome
Worked perfectly for me, thank you for this!
You are welcome
Did this to my kids bike today. Worked flawlessly.
Awesome, great way to transition from a pedal brake to a freewheel 🤟 I hope he enjoys it
Was doing this when I was 6 glad there was a refresher video
What I want to know is this: how much more complicated is the operation when dealing with an IGH/coaster combo? Specifically, a 7-speed Shimano Nexus hub?
Thanks, my 14yr old wants to do this to an older bike we have, great idea and he found your video! I bet your little guy knows youtube a few years later :)
he's on it non stop
@@Stackedbmx I know it well, that tick tok and gaming :) Btw, the mod worked.
Instead of throwing out the washer you should put it between the part that u bent and where the bent part usually goes on
Thank you really helpful
You are welcome. Thanks for watching
when you bend the things on the little spring , do you bend them inwards or outwards.
Finally a really good explained video about this. thanks!!
Great video, easy to follow and worked perfectly.
Will this work for a critical retrospec single speed bike?
Gonna try this on my songs haro shredder tonight
Thanks for the help! my son is loving it
You are welcome
Thanks for the video. Coaster brakes suck. Especially when teaching kids how to ride.
Def
Doing this right now to my motrized bike beach cruiser
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Dude that thing is sick!! Nice build
Fuck Yeah!!! Thanks for sharing, I understand this video compared to the others. Well done & thanks
Badass
You are welcome. I hope this helped
Thanks man, this excellent video is still helping people today
Dope video just what I needed will post update when done!
that would be awesome
Thanks so much all the way from SA, it worked!!
awesome!!!
Hey what do u do with the brake arm when u pit it back together?
Thanks for this video. My 4 year old can shred on his balance bike but is having a hard time pedaling with the coaster brake. So without the coaster, how are you teaching the youngins to slow down/stop? footjam?
many anti pump or put their feet down just like the big guys, strangely it gives them different skills
I taught him to foot jam, seems to be working so far
Bruh that bike look so damn cute
Did this to my daughters bike, but it takes a partial revolution of pedals for the rear cog to engage wheel now. Any tips or is this normal?
Dustin Bingman you may have to stretch the spring a lil or put that washer back in
Hi @StackedBMX just wanted to check what you do with the brake arm that is still attached to the other side of the axle. Does it screw back on to where you took that first screw off? or did you remove it completely.
Thanks
Leave it on
Nice work. Your steps works for Mongoose kids bike as well.
super rad
Thankyou mate
My boy can now jump his new wheels
Exciting 👍
I remember make a tuff wheel into a freecoaster with skateboard truck parts 40 years ago
i was trying to see about tuff wheel into freecoaster but could not find any info online can you give me direction. thanks j
Thanks for the hack. Feeling confident! ❤
Your the best ty now I have kind of a box god bless,😇😇😇
This should be renamed into "Disabling the Coaster Brake", which is a important note.
I would have but more people search up freecoaster
Super helpful!!!! Thanks!!!
you are welcome
Nice video my rear hub broke last fall and I can't replace it because I'm broke right now but I love riding bikes is there any way you can send me a 20 inch wheel please.
Andrew Hall don’t ask for handouts. Doing so is very unchill. Go mow a couple yards or something and earn a few bucks to buy your own stuff
@@aaronwalling1153 already got one but ye
This is hilarious. What kind of person comments this type of thing? What do you think this is? Some sort of bicycle parts website? How are you not in a mental institution?
What are those bikes your boys riding? Thanks a lot.
12” kink roaster
This video has been great, my boy asked me to remove his back brakes, I know absolutely nothing about push bikes! I’ve followed your instructions and put it all back together again and there is a slight lag when pedalling forwards before it engages again, how do I fix that?
I have this problem
you can't really, that is the spot it engages & disengages. It usually is a 1/4 crank
read my reply
This helped a bunch
awesome
Should you leave the brake arm on if you have multiple speed? I’m looking at some rims I want to grab for this lowrider I’m building but they have a coaster and I have a 7 speeds
This tutorial doesn’t apply to multi speed hubs. Any wheel should fit that is 110 hub. Have fun
Thanks man, helped allot!
Your welcome, thanks for watching
Hi bro. Nice video! I have a single speed with this break. But I want it to make a fixed gear. Can I just replace the freewheel sprocket with a fixed sprocket after I removed the coaster brake?
Nope. If you remove the brake, then when you backpedal, the drive system doesn't engage with the hub. Instead, it will function a lot like a single-speed freewheel. The differences are that a) if you roll the bike backwards, the pedals won't turn, and b) you won't get the click-click-click when coasting or backpedaling that most freewheel hubs have, due to the ratchet mechanism (note some freehub designs, like Shimano's 'Silent Clutch' , use a different mechanism, and don't exhibit this clicking).
Also, if you have a coaster brake (ie, backpedal brake) in the hub, you won't have a freewheel mechanism in the first place; if you did, then the brake wouldn't work.
BleuCam negative you need to purchase a fixed hub/wheel
Already had to do some maintenance on mine ive got a motorized bike and the coaster break kept getting in the way. The torque from the engine and the coaster break ended up messing up my tire a bit
This helps but the engines damage wheels pretty easy. Try getting a thicker spoked wheel
When we backpedal it causes the gear to unscrew from the other part inside. This causes the rider to have to pedal forward multiple times to screw it back together before the chain will advance the bike forward. What do we need to do to fix this? Thank you!
Watch the video again. You most likely need to stretch the spring or add a washer
Thanks guys did this mod to both of my kids bike 😝
Your a great dad
You should've used a cone wrench to keep the cone nut in place while tightening the locknut.
True but we wanted to show people that most likely didn’t have one
Thank you Sir!! you saved my day.
Awesome video very very helpfull well done man
Thanks for watching CMO
Thank you for the excellent video
thanks man that help alot .....
Did this and it worked. The problem is, after I pedal backwards, sometimes it take 1/3 to a 1/2 rotation of the crank/sprocket to engage. How can I fix that?
Stretch the spring more or you don’t have the washer on it
Hopefully your next mod will be adding brakes to their bike 🤯
Sick video bro I'm subed
Thank you, we appreciate it
love it
i learned a lot from this video
Thx for the info.
GOod Video, is this same procedure with other 14-inch bike sold at Walmart. I got my son a new bike and wanted to confirm before I rip it apart
Sick
Loving the content
Thank you
Hello can I use this video for removing the coster brake from my bike ? Is it the same logic for grownups ?? Thank you.
Will this work on the old Safeway mags with the shimano coaster brake ? Thanks in advance
SO i put it back together and i have to pedal a few times for it to engage, i can pedal back but when pedal fwd it FREE PEDALS.. FOR A BIT THEN ENGAGES..😬😭🙈.. Might i have put the spring backwards or somthing.. I did not put back on the coaster brake ear.
Run it back and try it again
Is this something that can be done on regular cruiser bikes? And will it work reliably enough on a motorized bicycle?
nothing will work reliable on the infamous rattling motorized bike. If you are having trouble look into heavy gauge spoked beach cruise wheels. We will try and get some on our website for you.
@@Stackedbmx was just tossing this idea around because cruisers fit those motors relatively well but they all come with stock coaster breaks, I built one awhile ago but I don’t like the idea of keeping the coaster brake this time around.
So when we put together, the wheels become free forward and backwards, it means we need to stretch the spring right?
Where did u get that 9T Coaster Brake Sprocket? I've been looking for that for my Coaster Brake but couldn't find it.
it comes on the kink roaster
@@Stackedbmx Okay, thx man.
I have a Skyway rear wheel that I need to do this with. Should it work?
Yes
Would it be possible to do this on mags? Or does this only work for spoked wheels? Thanks