Re: disk brakes?

velomobile-request <at> bikelist.org wrote:

James Hatridge wrote:

> Also while I'm on the subject of brakes. My front brake cable is not
> working right, this is why my back brake is kaput. The deal is I have
> one cable going to a small box and two cables coming out, one to each
> front wheel. Now when I pull the brake handle inside the little box
> the single cable will only pull the two cables about half way before
> it stops. This is enough to slow my Leitra but not stop it. I can not
> pull the brake enough to stop so I use my feet the last few meters.
> This is hard on my shoes. :) I know that this is a bit vague, but I'm
> not a bike mechanic. Anyway any ideas on what to do?

Sounds distinctly sub-optimal.  Throwing them away and get some 
individually-operated hydraulic discs fitted would be my choice 

> BTW how do trikes other than Leitras do the double brakes?

The Windcheetah uses a modified lever which pulls two cables directly.  My 
Trice XXL has one lever for each front brake with a separate control - in 
this case a low-end MTB front gear shifter - to operate the rear V-brake. 
The rear brake doesn't do much on most trikes and is usually there to:

a) meet the letter of the law, and
b) act as a parking brake

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