Hi all, I'm 60 and will be 61 next month.. I ride mostly solo and with an older tri-group for health and enjoyment. I normally hang on the folder forum and this build is probably a little out of place here (it's one more gear), but I just discovered this sub-forum and like what I've been reading. I was riding a S/S Dahon Mu Uno for awhile and was having trouble getting up some of the hills in my area.. I was hunting for another solution that was almost as clean as S/S and came across some vintage Sachs Automatic 2 speed coaster brake hubs.. I ride this old converted Douglas Titanium road bike as much as I can.

This is a bike project that I completed a few months ago .... I set it up for approximately 55/75 gear inches.. I ride this bike quite a bit in moderately hilly Marin county .. the ratio works out about perfect for me allowing cruising speeds in the 16 to 20 mph range.

Old Douglas Titanium road frame.



Sort of rare Sachs Duomatic 2 speed Automatic hub from 40 years ago modified to shift at 14mph at a cadence of approximately 90rpm.



Forward Components EBB kit in stock 68mm BB for chain tension adjustments.