Originally Posted by
arctos
Jur:
I have long considered the Schlumpf as a potential experiment on my Moulton with the Duomatic.
Thanks for testing the water ahead of me.
Was your BB unusually low? [I am not familiar with the Eska folder.]
What aspect of the gearing was problematic?
The Eska was apparently designed for bigger wheels, even though mine came with 406 rims. The BB is maybe fine for pootlers ambling to the shop but for me screaming around corners and being used to be able to pedal around some of those, it was no good. The Eska is an old Czeq brand; many of these were sold under different brand names, like Dahon today.
The problem with the gearing was that for most shifts to the next gear, I had to perform 2 shifts - one back-pedal, one on the Schlumpf. This is because the 2 gears next to each other where one does most cruising were separated by the 2 shifts.
That said, I didn't give it much opportunity to mature, due to the disliked low BB. I had every intention for this bike to be my workhorse commuter.