I find one advantage to having left/right brakes is applying force differently to each side helps with fast turns. So let's say I'm going fast and need to turn right. I'll lean into the turn and apply some braking force to the right brake, while applying no or little force to the left brake.
Racing engineer (and bike rider) here. Disk brake vs rim: "Having the clamp be on a smaller part of the wheel and closer to the center of the hub allows for much more effective stopping power" 100% wrong. Given a clamping force, stopping power is a function of the distance from the center of the hub to the applied clamping force (simple leverage). The greater the distance, the greater the leverage and the greater the stopping power. This is why sports cars generally have greater diameter rotors than family cars. Racing cars even more so. This is the primary reason wheel sizes have increased on sports cars ... to allow for bigger rotors and thus more stopping power. The larger diameter of the effective rotor on rim brakes is an advantage, not a disadvantage. There are many reasons rim brakes suck, that ain't one of them. Mechanical disks: "This limits brake power to how much grip strength you can apply to the levers." Hydraulic disks: "Not limiting you to how hard you can squeeze." As a race engineer, you're gonna have to explain how any hand braking system (without power assist) is not limited to how hard you can squeeze. On both systems, braking force to the pads will always be the force you can apply (squeeze) to the brake lever, multiplied by an mechanical advantage designed into the system, minus any frictional losses inherent to the energy transfer. Again, there are certainly differences between the feel and capabilities of mechanical vs hydraulic disk brakes, but that's not one of them.
After burying my chain ring into the asphalt, during emergency breaking, the third time; i put a disc break on the rear wheel as well. I keep it a bit softer than the front. Not sure if it helps but i haven't smacked my new ring guard into the pavement yet.
If you can have the two front brakes on one lever (9:36), why can't you also have the rear wheel brake on the same lever? If all three wheels are applied equally at the same time, that should improve braking performance without causing steering issues.
You usually don't need to change your chain unless you see a problem with it or it wears out. We recommend using a chain checker to check. Too much lube can cause your chain to become wet and sticky. This can cause them to attract dust and dirt that will wear out the chain.
No mention of slamming crank sprocket into pavement or flipping over downhill offroad on tadpoles? Two hydraulic rear brakes on one hand lever on my delta trikes.
I love disc brakes when they come into my shop. Why? $$$$$. Drum brakes…rarely touch them. 90% of riders don’t need disc brakes...too bad more trike manufacturers do not offer drum brakes...I also have had customers get thrown off their disc brake trikes from slamming on the brakes and doing a reverse wheelie...
95++% of riders do not need tadpole sportscar handling either! Scenery sightseeing, nature viewing and exercising do not require tadpole "sportscar" handling. 2WD and maximum suspension under rider's torso on delta planform trike. 70-yo, limited-mobility handicapper here. Delta On/Off, EVEN if using wheelchair and forearm crutches with NO balance!!! A delta planform trike is a Jeep, SUV, minivan and station wagon! Never outgrow a delta planform trike. Grow oldest on a delta planform trike! Own BOTH multiple tadpoles and deltas here!!! "Jason Stillwater" in the recumbent world.
I love to see a video about bicycle trailers for The trikes.
We'll add it to our list!
I find one advantage to having left/right brakes is applying force differently to each side helps with fast turns. So let's say I'm going fast and need to turn right. I'll lean into the turn and apply some braking force to the right brake, while applying no or little force to the left brake.
Racing engineer (and bike rider) here.
Disk brake vs rim: "Having the clamp be on a smaller part of the wheel and closer to the center of the hub allows for much more effective stopping power"
100% wrong. Given a clamping force, stopping power is a function of the distance from the center of the hub to the applied clamping force (simple leverage). The greater the distance, the greater the leverage and the greater the stopping power. This is why sports cars generally have greater diameter rotors than family cars. Racing cars even more so. This is the primary reason wheel sizes have increased on sports cars ... to allow for bigger rotors and thus more stopping power.
The larger diameter of the effective rotor on rim brakes is an advantage, not a disadvantage. There are many reasons rim brakes suck, that ain't one of them.
Mechanical disks: "This limits brake power to how much grip strength you can apply to the levers."
Hydraulic disks: "Not limiting you to how hard you can squeeze."
As a race engineer, you're gonna have to explain how any hand braking system (without power assist) is not limited to how hard you can squeeze.
On both systems, braking force to the pads will always be the force you can apply (squeeze) to the brake lever, multiplied by an mechanical advantage designed into the system, minus any frictional losses inherent to the energy transfer.
Again, there are certainly differences between the feel and capabilities of mechanical vs hydraulic disk brakes, but that's not one of them.
After burying my chain ring into the asphalt, during emergency breaking, the third time; i put a disc break on the rear wheel as well. I keep it a bit softer than the front. Not sure if it helps but i haven't smacked my new ring guard into the pavement yet.
If you can have the two front brakes on one lever (9:36), why can't you also have the rear wheel brake on the same lever? If all three wheels are applied equally at the same time, that should improve braking performance without causing steering issues.
Is the hydraulic break smaller than the mechanical disk?
QUESTION: Is it possible to have a single brake lever with a hydraulic brake system?
Do you simply split the hydraulic lines?
Yes. We have brakes that are designed for that purpose.
How often should you put on a new chain? Is it possible to over-lube the chain?
You usually don't need to change your chain unless you see a problem with it or it wears out. We recommend using a chain checker to check. Too much lube can cause your chain to become wet and sticky. This can cause them to attract dust and dirt that will wear out the chain.
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No mention of slamming crank sprocket into pavement or flipping over downhill offroad on tadpoles?
Two hydraulic rear brakes on one hand lever on my delta trikes.
Braided cables ? I don't think so.
I love disc brakes when they come into my shop. Why? $$$$$. Drum brakes…rarely touch them. 90% of riders don’t need disc brakes...too bad more trike manufacturers do not offer drum brakes...I also have had customers get thrown off their disc brake trikes from slamming on the brakes and doing a reverse wheelie...
95++% of riders do not need tadpole sportscar handling either!
Scenery sightseeing, nature viewing and exercising do not require tadpole "sportscar" handling.
2WD and maximum suspension under rider's torso on delta planform trike.
70-yo, limited-mobility handicapper here.
Delta On/Off, EVEN if using wheelchair and forearm crutches with NO balance!!!
A delta planform trike is a Jeep, SUV, minivan and station wagon!
Never outgrow a delta planform trike.
Grow oldest on a delta planform trike!
Own BOTH multiple tadpoles and deltas here!!!
"Jason Stillwater" in the recumbent world.