Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Retro-direct Drivetrain???

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MadeInKIM

11-22-05, 07:08 PM

Anybody have any experience or exposure to a "retro-direct" drivetrain?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro-Direct
All the big hills in my new locale have me reconsidering fixedgear right now... well, not really.

bostontrevor

11-22-05, 07:22 PM

Hit up the mechanics forum to see someone's retrodirect project. (search)

manboy

11-22-05, 07:28 PM

You do know it would be easier to use a 3-speed hub, right? If you look hard enough, I bet you could find a serviceable one at a thrift store.

Still, I guess that's kind of interesting.

icithecat

11-22-05, 08:45 PM

See also this thread from alt bikes.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=131632

LóFarkas

11-23-05, 03:36 AM

One doesn't build a retrodirect bike for practical reasons. Only for fun, 'cos they'll never be be problem-free or effective. And I doubt you would go up those hills all that fast pedaling backwards. They sure look like fun, though.