Mechanic Photos and Videos
From simple tune ups to the most custom of installations, RecumbentPDX mechanics can do it all! We have a complete wheel-building set up, so those “coolest-ever” builds include
- Rohloff
- Schlumpf
- Alfine DI2
- Bosch
- Bafang
We have fun showing what we do!
Photos
Mechanic Build Videos
Mechanic Builds
Schlumpf Drives
Rohloff Electronic Shifting
Bosch Motor Kits
Miscellaneous
Mechanic Jack builds a Schlumpf Hi Speed Drive. This internally-geared planetary drive provides a 27 tooth “granny” gear, but switches to a 2.5x overdrive (meaning the chain ring spins 2.5 times for every revolution of the pedals) -resulting in a 68 tooth-equivalent “Monster” downhill gear.
Israeli classical guitarist Yaniv Oron covers the Nirvana classic About a Girl
Mechanic Rick builds a Schlumpf Mountain Drive.
In the background we hear Ethiopian legend Mulatu Astatke
Good wheel builders are by equal-measures talented and methodical -each step must be followed and there are no shortcuts to a good build. Mechanic Jack’s Rohloff A12 build is a master class!
This build is going into our brand new DEMO Catrike Dumont A12 Thru Axle Bosch Rohloff E-14 Electronic Shift. The Atomic Orange beauty will be on our test floor this week, so call/email if you want to take it for a spin.
The music is the Dead Rocks surfer/rockabilly take on the Brazilian classic Pais Tropical.
The Coolest Build Ever!!
Mechanics Jack and Paul tag team on a Catrike Dumont with Bosch-Rohloff electronic shifting.
Catrike-Bosch-Rohloff is inarguably the coolest collaboration we’ve ever done!
In the background you hear Jobin’s O Amor Em Paz played by arguably -easily arguably- the greatest Jazz collaboration ever! Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb
Geek Alert!! Mechanic Paul lays out a Bosch Rohloff E-14 dual battery electronic shift wiring harness. And they said it couldn’t be done!!*
* They never said that. Actually, they said it COULD be done. So, we did it
This is the coolest build we’ve ever done. Mechanics Jack and Paul explain why!
For New Years 2025, Mechanic Paul installed our first Bosch Smart System on our demo Catrike Dumont. It’s on our showroom floor now. Call us to schedule a test ride!
Pretty-much every motor kit installed today is “mid-drive”. But, we’re still happy to show off the craftsmanship that goes into every build. Here, Mechanic Spencer performs a wheel build around an old hub motor kit
Mechanic Spencer finishes up with a little jig to French musician Chris Joss
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Preparing a trike to accept hydraulic disc brakes, our mechanic ensures the caliper mounting surface is planer to the rotors. It’s all pretty routine, but makes for a cool video.