PICTURE QUIZ : guess the component
01-26-11, 01:40 PM
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PICTURE QUIZ : guess the component
Take this
and add this
plus a few of these
and what is the result?
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its the Simplex SELEMATIC 5 !
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its on ebay right now (not mine) if someone is really into that sort of thing.
and add this
plus a few of these
and what is the result?
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its the Simplex SELEMATIC 5 !
its on ebay right now (not mine) if someone is really into that sort of thing.
01-26-11, 01:44 PM
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love it.
01-26-11, 01:51 PM
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It looks like it requires batteries.
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01-26-11, 02:00 PM
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I want it just to open it up and reverse engineer it.
Essentially the lever for this unit would be modern "rapid-fire" in one control lever.
Pull it and shift down, it returns to its neutral position after the mech ratchets the cage out one step and is ready for its next input.
Push the lever and shift up, the rotating cable stop on the mech turns the opposite direction and ratchets the cage inwards one notch.
Its like an STI lever before indexed shifting was established.
Essentially the lever for this unit would be modern "rapid-fire" in one control lever.
Pull it and shift down, it returns to its neutral position after the mech ratchets the cage out one step and is ready for its next input.
Push the lever and shift up, the rotating cable stop on the mech turns the opposite direction and ratchets the cage inwards one notch.
Its like an STI lever before indexed shifting was established.
01-26-11, 02:24 PM
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a bear claw then a refrigerator.. the thread was looking good.
no link? that will look so good on my Bianchi
no link? that will look so good on my Bianchi
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01-26-11, 02:58 PM
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Oooohhh there must have been a rush to buy those when they came out!
.........funny we don't see too many of them anymore...
Wondering about the body on that RD...Plastic or Aluminum....either way, it must be bad cause it either cracked after a short time of use or it's as heavy as a door stop.
Frankly, I'd still want one as a conversation piece!
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.........funny we don't see too many of them anymore...Wondering about the body on that RD...Plastic or Aluminum....either way, it must be bad cause it either cracked after a short time of use or it's as heavy as a door stop.
Frankly, I'd still want one as a conversation piece!
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01-26-11, 04:39 PM
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Any bike with that derailleur on would need a pair of these to stop it!
(Weinmann Turbo centre pull brake, kindly donated by Viscount)
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It slices, it dices, it's Ronco!
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oh baby yes!
I love these supremely odd and complicated solutions that people have actually produced over the years. Some Day I'll build a bike with just the weirdest components I can find.
I love some of the really old quirky stuff like the Osgear system
or the Overhill Gear
I love these supremely odd and complicated solutions that people have actually produced over the years. Some Day I'll build a bike with just the weirdest components I can find.
I love some of the really old quirky stuff like the Osgear system
or the Overhill Gear
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I remember coming across that on the disrali site, but the photo on the site its super mis leading, I never realized it was the size of an outlet electrical box... and those brake calipers!
01-26-11, 05:10 PM
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Must be their "Teutonic", design values kicking in.BTW, I think there's even a half cooked version of that caliper (A non-"HP" version??)where only one pad moves inward toward the rim and the other one was fixed. Kinda similar to cheaper sliding caliper brakes on cars and some motorcycles, but much simpler. Imagine trying to keep that one centered.
By the way Oldpeddaller, if you ever want to sell those Weinmann Turbos, I might be interested. I'm kinda on a Weinmann odd brakeset binge these days!
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I want it just to open it up and reverse engineer it.
Essentially the lever for this unit would be modern "rapid-fire" in one control lever.
Pull it and shift down, it returns to its neutral position after the mech ratchets the cage out one step and is ready for its next input.
Push the lever and shift up, the rotating cable stop on the mech turns the opposite direction and ratchets the cage inwards one notch.
Its like an STI lever before indexed shifting was established.
Essentially the lever for this unit would be modern "rapid-fire" in one control lever.
Pull it and shift down, it returns to its neutral position after the mech ratchets the cage out one step and is ready for its next input.
Push the lever and shift up, the rotating cable stop on the mech turns the opposite direction and ratchets the cage inwards one notch.
Its like an STI lever before indexed shifting was established.
Same for the Weinmann Turbo. Neat concept, horrific looking results. (Though I'd pick a set out of a bucket just for the hyper-utilitarian/industrial look.)
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oh baby yes!
I love these supremely odd and complicated solutions that people have actually produced over the years. Some day i'll build a bike with just the weirdest components i can find.
I love some of the really old quirky stuff like the osgear system
or the overhill gear
I love these supremely odd and complicated solutions that people have actually produced over the years. Some day i'll build a bike with just the weirdest components i can find.
I love some of the really old quirky stuff like the osgear system
or the overhill gear
01-26-11, 11:25 PM
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At least the bottom half is metallic. This design makes me think someone in engineering found the old machinery for the spiral springs or a big stash of them and found the idea charming, now the pull per gear is probably linear, which makes it easier than figuring out the displacement of a parallelogram. That and it avoids the Suntour patent. Anybody know when this one was marketed? I have never seen it before.
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I'm still waiting for someone to report how well the HP-Turbo brakes function.
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Thanks for posting this, very funny!
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