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Last image made me think

From today's CP.

Ok so fades, valve caps and chainring could be better but it's pretty tasty.

Really nice. Think I'd desticker the rims to keep it more monochrome.

Try some bartape? B-)

Try some grey bartape?

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953 Stainless, Di2, wide carbon rimmed custom trike, probably the closest to porn a trike can get.

Two front brake calipers? That's crazy.

Two front brake calipers? That's normal for racing trikes

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How are you going to mount any rear calipers? There's a distinct lack of anything around the rear rims to hang them off, and since it's not fixed it needs two separate braking systems.

How are you going to mount any rear calipers?

Lez has disc brakes on his touring trike

Well, that's just cheating really. But yes, that would be one way of fitting rear brakes on a trike.

How are they mounted? Anyone have a close up of such a setup?

With nuts? Maybe two rear calipers with shorter bolts?

I've seen trikes with two sets of calipers ahead of the fork. Braking is still rubbish apparently.

Willesden Tandem Trike that rode the Newbury 12hr had a caliper brake with cantis in front, both mounted ahead of the fork.

This was a typical set up in the olden days:

This is quite tidy, I don't think it needs any special parts:

arrrrgh,my eyes!

;0)

This is my mate's bike in Tokyo!

Seems like a risky place to store your bike!

those record rear mechs are the sex
much love for both of those Gazelles

Herd of Gazelles?
Why, yes I have...I'll get my coat