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Julie’s Cargo Trike

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This recumbent cargo trike was built mostly from 4130 chromoly steel, with an aluminium seat frame and stainless steel and aluminium fittings.

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The large cargo box has a tailgate, lighting, fenders, and a trailer hitch underneath.

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The drive system uses a Rohloff gear in the centre, driving a differential to both back wheels. The braking is from disc brakes on both back wheels.

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A Heinzmann DirectPower motor in the front wheel is powered by a battery carried on the box – a spare battery fits to the other side of the box.

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Copper Rohloff Brompton

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This bike has a copper-plated mainframe, which should age beautifully.

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It’s got a Rohloff hub gear, Hope hydraulic disc brakes, SON dynamo lighting, Hope headset, and loads of other little details.

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Recumbent Sizing

Setting a recumbent up for your size is pretty simple. The main measurement used is the x-seam. To find this, sit on the floor with your back against a wall, and measure from the wall to the soles of your feet.

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If you want to be a little more accurate, you can arrange an angled board, or even a stack of books so your back isn’t vertical, but I’ve found that this doesn’t usually make much difference to the result.

With this x-seam measurement, I can adjust your recumbent to approximately the right size for you before shipping it. You may need to make some fine adjustments, so it’s always good to go for your first few rides with a set of Allen keys so you can fine tune it, but you shouldn’t have to make any big changes or adjust the chain.

Pinion Touring Bike

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This custom frame was built around the Pinion enclosed gearbox.

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This is the 9-speed version, but there are versions with up to 18 gears.

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Built to be belt-drive ready.

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Hope disc brakes.

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