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Old 11-12-09 | 02:53 PM
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Bikes: 1964 Dunelt, 196? Dunelt Flyer, 1968 Raleigh Superbe, 1969 Robin Hood, 197? Gitane, 1970 Gitane Mexico, 1973 Raleigh SuperCourse, 1970 Raleigh Sports, 1970 Huffy Sportsman, 1981 Miyata 710, 1990 Miyata 600GT, 1999 Trek 830AL, 2007 Rivendell Bleriot,

Originally Posted by noglider
I adore that Viscount chainring, but it's huge. What size is it?
The chainring is a 52t. I was running a 19t cog when the pic was taken, have since upped to a 20t and a half link. As a warning to others, never ever use a Lambert/Viscount crank on a fixed gear.


As to converting an AW to 2 speed fixed, I wrote up a .pdf on the process. It is a tad big to post on here but I am more than willing to share. The way I do it requires nothing more special than a dremel with cut off wheels and a RA grinder. No milling machine or carbide tools and no hardening of parts except for the special sliding clutch, if you choose to use one. And I don't make those. I can usually turn one around in less than two hours with or without the special clutch needed to eliminate the slop inherent in the design of the hub. If you have ever heard of a 'Cheesy Hub', I'm that 'Cheesy'.

I'm going to try my hand at fixing a Bendix 2 speed manual shift hub soon. My understanding is that it is as close as you can get to a Sturmey TF without having to mortgage something.
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