How does the brake work? Is it a foot or hand brake? thanks!
798506
It is a foot brake and it works really well (it holds strong and is easy to switch on and off).
798507
It is a foot brake. Its actually a bar so you only need to push once to lock it, and not both sides for each wheel.
22389
It's foot operated and very easy. If you zoom in on one of the pictures on amazon, you can see the foot brake when looking though rear wheel.
1473357
I have single speed bike and you brake with pedal. Its so muc better than hand brakes.
914337
The hand brake only works on the front tire and the coaster brake works on the rear. I don't believe you can alter or remove a coaster brake. We looked high and low for a bike this size that had a coaster brake, so we are very happy with this bike. If I were remove anything, I would remove the front hand brake, but so far my kid has not had any problems remembering which does what.
202288
the rear brake kit is a stomp break, which is your primary method of braking. the kit is a superior mechanism, and should be bought. the alternative seems to be to use your shoe directly (why?). the hand brake is a front brake, which is really only something you use when at a stand still waiting (unless you want to practice your vaudevillian tumbling).
605465
By design it requires two hands to eliminate the possibility of hand injury. One hand operates the ram speed and the other the compressor. It would be faster and more ergo friendly is the compressor switch was foot operated.
1809820
Works on either foot, put on the foot with the hammer toe. You do not need to use it on both feet, only the one with the hammer toe. Good luck. Note if it slides off, which it can do, put it back on the toe correctly and without delay.
914338
I'm not sure because it's a pedal brake. You use the pedals to use that brake.
1887916
The parking brakes are when you are stopped for a period of time. The hand brakes are when you are pushing someone and need to stop for a minute to look at something, to let someone go by, etc. You don't hold the hand brake down when pushing chair unless you want to stop for something. If you did hold it down it would stop the chair. Hope this helps
1409862
When I received it, my parking brake allowed the wheels to turn. There is a silver turnbuckle or nut at the end of the cable next to the handbrake. Turn it to tighten it just enough so that the wheels don't move when the parking brake is set, but you can squeeze the handle a little to release the parking brake.
283170
The bike has both the standard cruise brake and a hand brake. Our daughter (5) only uses the cruise brakes so we are not sure how good the other one is.
2130069
The brakes are handbrakes and are very adequate. I have enjoyed this trike/bike very much.
1461644
Only the hand brakes, I have had used hand brakes for years, they work very well. One control works the front brake, the other the rear brake. We rented bicycles with a cruising bike, I almost was run over because the brakes did not engage quickly enough.
2170466
Yes, you can pedal backwards to break or use the hand brake, says so right in the description at the top.
202289
On mine, rear brake is a fender that you step on. Works pretty well, actually. Front brake has a hand control.
1234485
It does have a lock and a brake. It's not a really strong lock but I didn't have any problem with it. I was on it for 7 weeks, non weight bearing. I then used it for a couple more weeks when I was really tired/foot was swollen/needed to get somewhere quickly. Just like any bike with hand brakes, you have to learn how to use them. This was a life saver and gave me some independence I wouldn't have had with crutches!
668508
It took me awhile to discover how because there were no instructions with my unit. You pull up on the brak handles to brake and you push the handle downward until you hear a click to lock the brake. That is how you lock the brake on mine.