Recumbent Trike cabling
Mark Bronkalla Hmmm, One brake lever and two front brakes. This needs a bit of work. I considered the dual brake line brake levers, but they don’t look exceptionally well made. I…
Recumbent trike handlebars
Looking at the upturned handlebars in the plans and the comments about twist grip shifters being hard to use, I was not surprised. You would naturally grip these thumbs up.…
Recumbent trike brakes and seat
The trike is set up with disk brakes. The fronts are new Avid BB7 mechanical and the rear is a used Avid Juicy 5 hydraulic. All have 160mm rotors. Mounting…
Recumbent trike front wheels
The fit-up and welding for the front wheels was the most taxing process in the build of the trike by far. There are multiple factors to take into account when…
Blueberry Banana Bread
One of our favorites is Blueberry Banana bread. Whether mid-summer with fresh picked berries (like today) or thawed berries from the freezer, it is delicious. Today we tried a new…
Smoked Chicken Legs and Thighs
We have become turned to chicken legs and thighs as our meat of choice lately. We have become dissatisfied with chicken breasts and Teal thinks the thigh meat also makes…
Wheel tensioning and truing
The wheels were laced up and the spokes initially tightened. The Atomic Zombie tutorial videos were great. Plus Sheldon Brown’s wheelbuilding page yield more detail. The primary means of keep…
Recumbent trike component fabrication
The plans called for using a lot of salvaged components from other bikes. I don’t have any frames to cut apart and wanted to use modern components for the most…
Recumbent trike axles
The front axles of the trike are some of the highest stress load components. I am using 20 mm BMX hubs but now need axles to match. The AZ (Atomic…
Recumbent Trike Project
For me, life is not complete without projects. I need to build things or at least rebuild them. Merely using things, does not satisfy me for long. I have to…