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Is it possible to use a disc front brake and a regenerative rear brake system for electric Catrike recumbent?
I have a Catrike Villager tadpole recumbent with a single lever to operate the two disc brakes on the front wheels.
I want to put a direct-drive hub motor on the rear and utilize regenerative braking. ...
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Why aren’t there more tricycles with rear disk brakes (between the two rear wheels)
Just curious if anyone has seen these before, it would be a rare bird. I'm looking for a trike where the mount for the rear disk brake is mid-axle between the two rear wheels. What are the technical ...
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How can I stop an Adult trike when both front brakes fail?
I have a lovely easy adult trike and I use it all the time.
Now the thing is because it's a trike, it only has front brakes.
Well on the 14th Feb I was riding to my local charity, got to the hill and ...
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How can a recumbent tadpole trike brake three wheels with only two levers?
So this is probably a terrible idea, but I was looking at recumbent tadpoles recently and it just clicked. I would have two brake levers but three wheels. I would need to have to...
1.) Calibrate the ...
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