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08-15-10 | 04:24 PM

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philipw

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From: Santa Rosa, CA

Bikes: Fitz monster road. Frances light tourer, Rivendell Quickbeam, Bontrager Privateer with rigid fork, drops, and RTP tires, Ross Super Gran Tour fixed gear.

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Originally Posted by BruceMetras

Thanks! Yes, it upshifts automatically when my cadence reaches around 90 (14mph) ...<snip>... you can modify the shift points by adjusting a little torsion spring inside the hub.... it's a cool piece, I'm hoping for long life!

Hi Bruce, beautiful bike! I'm putting a blue Sachs Automatic back in service, and I'm interested in how you modified the spring to shift later.

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