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The easiest way would be to use a transmission without a freehub. Then you would brake by pushing against the moving spinning pedals. As long as you are going
by newaccount74 4y ago
The easiest way would be to use a transmission without a freehub. Then you would brake by pushing against the moving spinning pedals.
As long as you are going slow, and you have a very low gear, it's not difficult.
Trucks only need huge engines because they want to go fast.
- Sohcahtoa82 4y agoIt's funny the way the physics works. I'm imagining a normal bicycle, but with a 1000:1 gear ratio. You could pull 15,000 lbs as if it was only 15 lbs. But then if you start going downhill, even hydraulic disc brakes would not have the stopping power to prevent the trailer for just pushing you down the hill. You would HAVE to have trailer brakes. But if your hub couldn't freewheel, then you could easily stop it with just one foot with the same amount of power it would take to pull the trailer up the hill.
- newaccount74 4y agoOne thing I forgot about is friction. If the trailer is too heavy then it's going to push the bike down if the grade is too steep. That's why train tracks are always very flat -- the wagons are much heavier than the locomotive.