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Old 06-06-17 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Salubrious
Bendix originally made their 2-speed with a shift lever that looked a lot like a handbrake. Later they made the kickback versions, but not for folding bikes, just because the hub already employed a coaster brake anyway. They were available with 36 holes. The hubs for the 20" wheels are more rare as they were made later for the 'Stingrays' and the like, not folding bikes!
As a kid in the 60's we had a lot of fun on those 2 speeds. You could really lock up that back wheel and "Lay a Patch".
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