Brake mount installed

Well it is a bit hard getting anything done during school holidays but managed to temporarily install the brake mount so I can see how it will fit with the frame lock. First impression is that I should be able to mount the frame lock on the reverse side of the brake mount with some longer mounting screws or maybe the odd zip-tie!

The brake mount seems very secure even with just the metal hose clamps in position -

I am not going to drill the top mounting hole until the brake is installed and everything is in the right position. I have a habit of drilling things only to find I should have had the hole in a different spot!

The rear wheel also needs a bit of spoke re-tensioning / truing so plan on getting the that and the brake sorted all at the same time at LBS next week (when the kids are finally back at school!!)

Brake mount arrives

The brake mount arrived very quickly from Gaerlan Custom Cycles and the owner was very helpful with my questions along the way. Highly recommended!

A picture of it is below. It looks like it will fit quite well on the trike. My only issue will be that my wheel lock (similar to this) mounts on the other side of the frame where the brake mount will be. The top centre bolt of the brake mount will interfere with the current location of the lock but pretty sure I can get around this though by not having the lock sit flush with the frame.

Next project for the trike.

Have not done any riding or blog updating for the past few weeks as we have been away on holidays interstate. Am keen to get back on the bike once the maximum temperatures come down from the current 39 degrees celsius!

My next little project will be putting a rear rim brake on the trike as a backup to the disc brakes up front and also as a 'drag' to just slow me down a little when going down hills. The previous back pedal brake was good for these two purposes but obviously I lost that when the hub motor was installed. The plan is to use a 'Vbrake adaptor' from here (scroll down a bit) to install some brake studs on the rear frame. Stay tuned for the progress on this!