Saturday, October 25, 2008

Brake Thingies

These are new brake pads ... 
some of the caliper brakes had the "C" pads
and the "V" brakes have the "V" pads.
I'll try whatever to see if they work.

The "V" brake that I added to the Speedster recumbent ...
had "C" pads on it ... 
and didn't seem to stop the wheel very well.
So, I changed to "V" pads ... now it works wonderfully.
(can't say the same about the caliper brakes ... )
(the ones on the trike ...)

This shows a disc brake rotor with an adapter on top of it.
I made the adapter to attach the rotor to the trike axle.
I just have to find nuts for the bolts ...

Here's a closer view of the adapter ... 
a 5/8" collar tack-welded to ...
and chunk of electrical box cover.

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