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  1. Original post
    A Muzi
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    !Jones said:

    When setting up a double cable lever (Mafac) on a tandem with a hub
    brake, does one usually set up the cantilevers on the double and the
    hub on the single pull?

    I can see an advantage to that; however, I like to have the wheels
    brake independently, also. Generally, I put the drag brake on the
    stoker's bars, but with such a neat lever, I'd like to use it.

    Can it be set up successfully running the rear cantilever and the drag
    brake on one lever? ... in your opinion, of course. Most anything
    *can* be done; however, some things are better candidates than others.
    I'm thinking about setting the drag to hit first with an in-line
    spring.

    Yes, dual-command levers sure are cute but I can't think of
    an appropriate setup on a bicycle.

    I like captain's levers one to front brake one to rear
    brake. Bar-con to whatever non-rim (drum, disc, roller?)
    brake you have.

    --
    Andrew Muzi
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  2. Tom Sherman
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    A Muzi said:

    Yes, dual-command levers sure are cute but I can't think of an
    appropriate setup on a bicycle....

    However, a trike is a different matter. Here is an example where one
    lever is used to brake both front wheels:
    <http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/MEDIA/hypersport1.jpg>.

    --
    Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island

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  3. Email address hidden
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    !Jones said:

    See also the ubiquitous "tricyclo de carga" which can be purchased


    new

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    for around $100 USD in any major Mexican city. They're a nightmare


    to

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    ride; however, they're simply the best pedal vehicle if you have a
    heavy load. "Best" anywhere near that price range, anyway.

    I dunno- a recumbent trike, a welder, and a little ingenuity seems to
    work pretty well:
    http://hpv.tricolour.net/organ-trailer.html

    Jeff

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  4. Sheldon Brown
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    Quoth Tom Sherman:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    However, a trike is a different matter. Here is an example where one
    lever is used to brake both front wheels:


    http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/MEDIA/hypersport1.jpg

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    !Jones exclaimed:

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    ... I don't even want to *think*
    about one brake hitting slightly harder, though.

    I dunno about the Windcheetah, can't really tell from the photo, but my
    Greensped trike has "centre point steering" where the steering axis is
    slanted so that its extension lines up with the "centre" of the tire,
    sorry, tyre patch.

    It has separate brakes for each front wheel, but with the "centre point
    steering" you can brake with just one side without it causing a major
    effect on the steering.

    http://harriscyclery.com/greenspeed

    Sheldon "Straight Ahead" Brown
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    | the captain said, in an offended tone, |
    | "to anyone that understands such things." |
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    Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
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  5. Tom Sherman
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    Sheldon Brown said:

    Quoth Tom Sherman:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    However, a trike is a different matter. Here is an example where one
    lever is used to brake both front wheels:

    http://www.windcheetah.co.uk/MEDIA/hypersport1.jpg

    Quoted message said:


    !Jones exclaimed:

    Quoted message said:


    ... I don't even want to *think*
    about one brake hitting slightly harder, though.

    I dunno about the Windcheetah, can't really tell from the photo, but my
    Greensped trike has "centre point steering" where the steering axis is
    slanted so that its extension lines up with the "centre" of the tire,
    sorry, tyre patch.

    It has separate brakes for each front wheel, but with the "centre point
    steering" you can brake with just one side without it causing a major
    effect on the steering.

    http://harriscyclery.com/greenspeed

    Sheldon "Straight Ahead" Brown

    Sheldon,

    This is true of Greenspeed's of recent vintage, but the older models
    could be partially steered by braking alone. Most were set up
    cross-braked (right hand lever to left wheel, left hand lever to right
    wheel) to aid control when braking one-handed.

    My Dragonflyer tadpole trike is set up unconventionally with same side
    braking. However, brake steer is minimal, even though straight-line
    stability is not quite up to current Greenspeed standards for a
    similarly proportioned trike (e.g. Greenspeed GTO).

    --
    Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island

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