Kinda sick
05-22-08 | 05:15 PM
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Vintage French Bike Fan
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Bikes: Peugeot UO-8, Peugeot 80's 12 spd
Kinda sick
This guy seems to think his handiwork is worth a ridiculous bit of money, but I will admit it's kind of cool if you can find a derailleur that will handle it. Maybe people have done this before, but I've never seen one. Not sure I'd ride it.
https://cgi.ebay.com/SunTour-TA-8-Spe...QQcmdZViewItem
Karl
https://cgi.ebay.com/SunTour-TA-8-Spe...QQcmdZViewItem
Karl
05-22-08 | 05:34 PM
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www.theheadbadge.com
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Handywork? All he did was take the fitting that connects a TA chainring to the crankset, grind it down to fit the freewheel, then affix a few extra chainrings to it.
Something tells me that the overhang would likely not go over too well on a 27" wheel or on a wheel built with reasonably narrow-spaced spoke flanges - chances are he was running with a 559mm/26" rim that had some reasonably significant dishing to it.
-Kurt
Something tells me that the overhang would likely not go over too well on a 27" wheel or on a wheel built with reasonably narrow-spaced spoke flanges - chances are he was running with a 559mm/26" rim that had some reasonably significant dishing to it.
-Kurt
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05-22-08 | 06:10 PM
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Vintage French Bike Fan
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 628
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Peugeot UO-8, Peugeot 80's 12 spd
Handywork? All he did was take the fitting that connects a TA chainring to the crankset, grind it down to fit the freewheel, then affix a few extra chainrings to it.
Something tells me that the overhang would likely not go over too well on a 27" wheel or on a wheel built with reasonably narrow-spaced spoke flanges - chances are he was running with a 559mm/26" rim that had some reasonably significant dishing to it.
-Kurt
Something tells me that the overhang would likely not go over too well on a 27" wheel or on a wheel built with reasonably narrow-spaced spoke flanges - chances are he was running with a 559mm/26" rim that had some reasonably significant dishing to it.
-Kurt
05-22-08 | 06:25 PM
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For that matter, didn't Suntour make a 38t cog back in the day, eliminating the necessity for the construction of this freewheel in the first place?
-Kurt
-Kurt
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05-23-08 | 08:52 AM
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Port
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Same guy who keeps trying to sell the Hello Kitty kiddie bike for $1050
