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From: Medford MA
Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem
There is a better way! I used to have a Huret Multito. Silent drive with a belt from a pulley that is zip-tied to the hub. I used to use an o-ring for the belt. Rode my first 100-miles (in three days, in a cul de sac) with that thing on a Schwinn Speedster when I was 12.
Although I will say the click-clicker is probably more accurate.
You could probably take the ring-shaped tension spring from an automobile crankshaft oil seal and use that for a longer-lasting belt.
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Last edited by scarlson; 06-07-20 at 08:12 PM.