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Old 10-03-2014, 03:34 AM   #55 (permalink)
renault_megane_dci
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post


The chain line remains to be seen and the dropouts are too short, but it's something to work with.
So it is a drum brake setup ?

I might have forgotten but why a single speed setup ?
It's gonna end up a tough tradeoff on hill-hability (hence weight) / acceleration from the start and top speed (wich was the target of the recumbent to start with)
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