PMarkey
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- Queensbury,West Yorkshire
Well I remember that the rear brake was virtually useless on the upwrong, but the front one was a dangerous contraption, had me flying over the handlebar once, I made a somewhat perfect fivepoint landing (knees, elbows and the nose!)
I've seen something similar on a tandem years ago. Well executed.
What do you do for levers?
Yes both brakes are independent of each other though for peace of mind I set them up so that the lever for the front brake activates the rear caliper not that it makes any difference as the front wheel is the only braked wheel .
Paul
How much more efficient are they once the shoes have bedded in , love to hear your comments in a few weeks time .
It's definitely a goldilocks situation.I found out the hard way on a steep descent at the end of April to never ever ever brake when cornering on a upright trike , the inside wheel promptly lifted as the trike tried to tip over the front wheel and I ended up clipping the kerb and being thrown off the trike and into a lamp post breaking my shoulder
Paul
@PMarkey. I was wondering how much improvement you have now the brakes have had the opportunity to bed in a bit? Any recommendations on pads that seem to have more 'bite' to them? I've a lacklustre long arm Caliper on the rear of a home built LWB recumbent.