does this bike have hand brake and coaster brakes
1445044
Don't buy this bike its unsafe. The brakes barely work. Spend another $100 and buy from a bike shop.
1445045
Hand brakes, but they aren't very good. My son complains he can't lock up the wheels to make the bike skid, which apparently is important.
1446377
Yes, the bike has both hand and foot brakes. My daughter hasn't quite figured out how to use the hand brakes, but they are there.
1444323
Just hand brakes, but my 7 year old grandson has no problem at all using the brakes. It's a fantastic bike, very well made and the price is great.. Sports authority has same bike for. $220.
2170467
Yes, it has a coaster brake and a rear wheel hand brake. It also has a chain guard which is nice for kids.
991415
It does have a back pedal brake. My son loved this bike. Never saw one as cool as this around our neighborhood. Sold it used for $50 when it was to small for him. I would absolutely recommend this bike.
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.
1471902
There is no hand brake. They will have to use the feet on the ground method. This is hands down the best purchase I have made for my child. We have had ours a year and use it daily. Go for the real tires!
1798076
Paul, it has both caliper brakes for the front wheel and coaster brakes for the rear wheels.
1817914
Yes, the bike has both braking systems. I've found the pedal breaks work better for my daughter (she's 7) as the hand brake seems to need more strength than she can give.
1945093
The older model GT still has hand brake and adjustable handle bar. Hard to see any difference here that I can tell. We have the older model GT and it's great!
1483668
Training whells are removable and yes, reverse peddles to brake....awesome bike!
2193591
It has both. One hand brake on the front tire only and a cruiser (pedal backwards) brake.
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!
162319
Yes a back brake. If you buy this bike make sure the front frame is not bent. I recommend an American made bike not this one from China
622386
Yes, there are hand brakes on the handle bars on each side which you can use to slow down or you can lock each one and the back wheels lock.
1168385
No. Hand brakes only. And it was not easy to assemble. I ended up taking it to a bike shop so plan ahead instead of trying to put together on Christmas Eve.
1581824
I'm not sure in the specifics of that bike. But it seemed to be pretty basic. You can use disc or v brakes and it's a Presta tube.