Hase Kettwiesel log 2 (new trike)
Summary
This page is about my Hase Kettwiesel Tour recumbent trike
and what modifications etc. I have made to it.
(See Hase Kettwiesel for an
introduction to the trike, along with pros/cons and further links.)
May 2008: Buying it
Still riding the old Kett every day to work since March 2003, but now I
fancy a new one (disc brakes would be a big plus: the hacked V-brakes
on the old one are OK but...).
Spot an ex-test trike discounted and available 'locally' at Die Radgeber
in Mainz: disc brakes, 21 speed, sober grey.
The old one will be passed down the family line and/or I will get a
hitch to allow pickup/drop off of kids.
...
Fitting computer: moved over from old Kett
(Cateye Mity: to come: photos of sensor mount and computer mount)
Or see computer mount
and sensor mount
(both in German, but photos are enough to get the idea !!)
October 2008: Fitting Garmin Edge 305 GPS
Note unit mounted on cut-off handlerbar extension and cadence sensor
mounted on the steering rod: both fitted using the standard Garmin
mounts.
Although when you steer the sensor moves away from the magnet it
works fine except going round hairpin bends. I guess you could use any
magnet, and you could find a stonger one to work better, but the original is
good enough for me.
(The cadence sensor also includes a megnetic wheel sensor which of
course does not work: but I noticed it can easily be unscrewed from
the cadence sensor mount exposing the wire that I guess could then be
extended and the wheel sensor DIY-mounted on the front fork.)
January 2010: Those disk brakes ...
Hase fit the Avid BB5 disc brakes which worked fine when I got them,
but the pads wore out quickly and they are hard to adjust. This
forum thread contains a discussion on the topic, the consensus seems to
be to upgrade to the BB7s (currently Euro 50 retail).
If you are buying a Kett, I suggest paying the shop for an upgrade:
the mounts points and levers are compatible so the shop should upgrade
for only the price difference of the calipers (currently Eur
20-30) and it is only a 5 minute job for them !
(I just noticed on the Hase website that all the current Ketts use
either BB7 or Magura brakes.)
February 2010: Reflections on Snow and Ice
The Kett has been very nice during the last 5/6 weeks of snow, ice and
slush here in Darmstadt. It is great not worrying about falling off on
the ice (a neighbouring cyclist fell on ice and broke a bone) but you
still need to get the tyres through the snow, and with a trike that
means 3 tracks instead of 1 with a 2 wheeled bike. Luckily the main
cycle paths here are usually cleared quite well, and what was left
never quite stopped me !! However I did slightly modify my commuting
route to keep on some main cycle paths instead of quieter or shorter
routes.
February 2010: Fit BB-7
I bought and fitted BB-7 calipiers as drop-in replacements. They work
great now, I will see how they go !
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