jay your brakes dont work because they are plastic and bend when pressure is applied to them, i just
replaced them. i also put a 20 inch rear wheel on mine so it doesnt sit so high, i also put more
padding on the seat as it was way toooo hard. the other thing to watch is the screws that hold up
the chainwheel rollers will come loose and lock up the chain, get some locktight for those or
replace them. the bike is starting to take shape now that i have put some replacement parts on it.
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> > jay, did this happen to be a NMB recumbent? i bought one of those from columbia and it had
> > something other than a schrader valve. it was something i had never seen before, so i just ended
> > up buying new tubes. jb
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> Yes, it is a NMB recumbent. I've spent almost as much fixing it as I did buying it !^) I
> thought I would start out cheaper to make sure it was going to be a style bike I would like. I
> had to buy liners, the spoke screws poped the first tube, so now I am back to schrader, ust
> because of the convenience around these parts. Had to replace the dandle grips, caliper cables,
> pretty much need to repaint the entire bike it was scratched up so bad, pedal mounts was banged
> up so bad I couldn't get the pedal threaded on, derailer bent and the chain was rubbing on the
> tire, need I go on.
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> Oh yeah I can't figure the brakes out!!. Thay are mounted below and the compression comes at the
> top, I am used to the top mounted style and can't quite get these adjusted....
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> Oh well guess 200 for a recumbent frame wasn't that bad, I am going to take it to the local bike
> shop tomorrow to have them adjust and show me how to maintain the brakes.
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> Thanks for all your help and I can't wait to get bent,