Braking systems on Recumbent Trikes

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I need some advice - currently looking at getting back on the road in one

of

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these bike-on.comXLTPro.htmOpen ↗ following a serious

mountain

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biking accident last year (details here www.russ-appeal.org.uk if you're interested)

Good luck with your project, It's very uplifting to see your spirit is up, and that you are
searching for solutions for the problem.

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I'm investigating being able to swap wheels between 650c road wheels and

24"

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wheels with fat tyres for those cinder bike trails with the kids days.

In theory the only problem with this is the ability to match the brakes

up,

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obviously rim brakes are out, so a disc system seems the obvious solution. These types of bikes
usually have two brakes both on the front wheel to comply with rules on numbers of braking systems
as well as presumably it not being a very good idea to have all your eggs in one basket.

To me, It looks like the frame would get very close to the ground with 24" wheels, in particular a
problem in rough terrain. Disc system is the way to go, if you can get the fork modified to accept
the brake (I guess it's steel, so any framebuilder should be able to do that).

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I'm proposing to fit a cable operated disc brake to the front wheel but

need

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to decide how to work the second brake. Is this a common problem with a common solution? Do folks
use discs on trecumbent trikes? If so how do

they

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get over the only one brake syndrome. Two calipers on same disc??

Most (fast) trikes have two wheels in front with one discbrake each, and some kind of brake on the
rear wheel. One brakelever per axle (which is very easy to make with hydraulics, a bit more complex
w. cables). Two calipers on one rotor should work, but personally I would much prefer brakes on the
rear wheels, especially on a delta trike (one wheel in front). Imagine a slight left turn on a
slightly sloping road, and a "panic brake" situation. The delta would be prone to tilt to the right.

Again - good luck with the project.

Regards, Torben webmaster @ www.hpv-klub.dk Evita II SWB, Custom Challenge Focus Sport *Acrofobia*,
and in-head plans for a phyton FSS (in Front of Seat Steering) SWB