Stuart Ablett
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You may want to consider investing in a good set of disc brakes if you're going to be putting an engine on your bicycle. Caliper brakes are extremely prone to fade, and, used in conjunction with an engine, will rapidly wear through the rims of your wheels. If you've never had a rim failure...well, let's just say it's not pleasant. Mechanical disc brakes aren't bad and generally require a lot less maintenance, but I'd definitely be a bit nervous about having one of them fail.
Also, if you, like me, are a safety weenie, it's possible to leave on your caliper brakes in case of emergencies.
Disc brakes are way cool, but they mean a new bike, you cannot add them to an old bike, they need stays welded onto the forks and the frame, as well as different hubs, which means new wheels etc, all of which cost money, which I don't think will fly in this case.
Brent could just slow down a bit, and learn to ride that bike