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 :-)

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!!

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 👍🏻

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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

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!!!

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

Thanks so much. This will save me and my 3.5 year son a lot of frustration in learning him to cycle.

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

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.

My daughter will be slamming her shins into the pedals in no time now!Thank you brother.

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.

Did anyone see how how his son finessed his bike nuts 3:34

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.

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...

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 !

This should be renamed into "Disabling the Coaster Brake", which is a important note.

Steps were perfect. Thank you for all the details! Time for bunny hopping our new pit bike🏆

Wow. Explaind rlly easy. It helped alot for my new bmx im making my self. Thx stacked.😁😁😊😊

Now I can ride my free mini bmx without dying! Thanks!

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 :)

thank you so much for that vid! I was able to follow along and modify our Cleary Gecko in about 20 minutes

Omg, I've been looking for a long time for this omg, thank you so luch

what does the coaster arm do and do i need to put it back? thank you

Im never watching another video on doing this or doing other things on a bike unless it is you video you are awsome

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!

Thanks so much, Im 14 and i was able to modify my bike with your video.

Did this to my kids bike today. Worked flawlessly.

Thank you really helpful

Great! Thank you, silly system was hindering my little boy. Now he can get cracking!

We used to do this to our bikes in the early 90s for riding freestyle

Bro this just saved me from garaging a sick schwin 12” bmx bike for my son! Thanks

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!!

Great video but next time try to get closer and show the parts and more of where they go but good job

Instead of throwing out the washer you should put it between the part that u bent and where the bent part usually goes on

Thanks for the video. Coaster brakes suck. Especially when teaching kids how to ride.

Thanks for the video, made it a lot easier. Modified a bike in 15 minutes.

Thank you so very much for the informative video. Will try it on my girl's bike asap. Blessings.

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?

Worked perfectly for me, thank you for this!

when you bend the things on the little spring , do you bend them inwards or outwards.

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

Gonna try this on my songs haro shredder tonight

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!

Fuck Yeah!!! Thanks for sharing, I understand this video compared to the others. Well done & thanks Badass

I just did this following your instructions. Only problem is it doesn't engaged immediately when paddling. Sometimes it takes a full rotation or more before it catches and get going and my son doesn't like it at all.

Was doing this when I was 6 glad there was a refresher video

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?

Thanks for the help! my son is loving it

Your the best ty now I have kind of a box god bless,😇😇😇

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.

Great video, easy to follow and worked perfectly.

This helped a bunch

Will this work for a critical retrospec single speed bike?

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?

Dope video just what I needed will post update when done!

Thanks so much all the way from SA, it worked!!

Finally a really good explained video about this. thanks!!

Doing this right now to my motrized bike beach cruiser

I just showed somebody how to do this, it's sick that you posted this.

What are those bikes your boys riding? Thanks a lot.

Is this something that can be done on regular cruiser bikes? And will it work reliably enough on a motorized bicycle?

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?

Thankyou mate My boy can now jump his new wheels

I remember make a tuff wheel into a freecoaster with skateboard truck parts 40 years ago

Thanks guys did this mod to both of my kids bike 😝

Nice work. Your steps works for Mongoose kids bike as well.

Who in the world down voted this? Excellent vid, thanks for sharing knowledge.

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

Hey what do u do with the brake arm when u pit it back together?

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?

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.

Super helpful!!!! Thanks!!!

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?

Loving the content

I followed instructions and when I got it together it would pedal forward too much before engaging, so i tried it again this time stretching the spring, put it back and when I tested it out, it bent up a bearing, ordered a new bearing, any thoughts on what did I wrong?

Thanks man, this excellent video is still helping people today

Dude that thing is sick!! Nice build

I have a Skyway rear wheel that I need to do this with. Should it work?

You should've used a cone wrench to keep the cone nut in place while tightening the locknut.

Followed your instructions but now my son can’t pedal at all. 😢 Can you help? 😬

Thanks man, helped allot!

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

Sick video bro I'm subed

Thank you Sir!! you saved my day.

Thanks for the hack. Feeling confident! ❤

I just followed this video and rewatched a couple of times. The wheel will not engage going foward. It works as a stationary bike at this point. Any ideas what is causing this?

So when we put together, the wheels become free forward and backwards, it means we need to stretch the spring right?

Awesome video very very helpfull well done man

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

love it i learned a lot from this video

Easy to follow. Results= level 10 rad

thanks man that help alot .....

Will this work on my beach cruiser as well?