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Bianchi CX + A Sheldon Brownian Eccentricity
Just wanted to drop in and show you a neat little trick.
At first this winter beater seems very normal. A Tange Prestige Bianchi CX... single speeded. http://i.imgur.com/2vwwK7u.jpg If you zoom in on the front brake, though... http://i.imgur.com/OhQHgiz.jpg Well it's a cantilever converted to a v-brake ! I got inspired a few years ago by this page on Sheldon Brown's site http://sheldonbrown.com/images/canti-v.gif It works reaaaaally well and looks very nerdy. RIP Sheldon Brown !!! |
i seriously considering installing the crank on the NDS side tonight but i couldn't figure out how to run a rear wheel backwards....i guess it'd have to be fixed...
this is for my stay in the office NYC beater. |
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Very cool, what is the pully addapter called?
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Originally Posted by embankmentlb
(Post 17283130)
Very cool, what is the pully addapter called?
It's a rare find, a « World Class V-Dapter » From time to time a pair will pop on eBay. |
Bless that man and his tinkering.
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Originally Posted by -holiday76
(Post 17283084)
i seriously considering installing the crank on the NDS side tonight but i couldn't figure out how to run a rear wheel backwards....i guess it'd have to be fixed...
this is for my stay in the office NYC beater. You know how you see those homebrewed projects where the bike has one gear pedaling forward and a different gear pedaling backwards? I think those work via two freewheels that ratchet in opposite directions. One of those backwards ones might do the job. |
For fixed gear, left side drive creates a self-tightening -- rather than the usual self-loosening -- action during deceleration. It's actually not a bad idea. Yes, I know, the lockring is supposed to keep the cog in place, but a rear brake and left side drive would make the system about foolproof.
Sheldon was the best. He always responded cordially to my emails, and I was fortunate to get to meet him and take a tour of Harris about 10 years ago, while on a business trip to Boston. Shortly thereafter MS began to take its toll. |
Originally Posted by John E
(Post 17304841)
For fixed gear, left side drive creates a self-tightening -- rather than the usual self-loosening -- action during deceleration. It's actually not a bad idea. Yes, I know, the lockring is supposed to keep the cog in place, but a rear brake and left side drive would make the system about foolproof.
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Originally Posted by icepick_trotsky
(Post 17304304)
Why would you want to? Just for the hell of it? (That's a perfectly good answer, BTW)
You know how you see those homebrewed projects where the bike has one gear pedaling forward and a different gear pedaling backwards? I think those work via two freewheels that ratchet in opposite directions. One of those backwards ones might do the job. |
I like the frame splash shield.
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Originally Posted by icepick_trotsky
(Post 17304304)
Why would you want to? Just for the hell of it? (That's a perfectly good answer, BTW)
You know how you see those homebrewed projects where the bike has one gear pedaling forward and a different gear pedaling backwards? I think those work via two freewheels that ratchet in opposite directions. One of those backwards ones might do the job. And if the OP had a disc rear wheel, he/she could always get a 6-bolt on cog and run it fixed without worry of lockrings. |
Originally Posted by Michael Angelo
(Post 17305461)
I like the frame splash shield.
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Originally Posted by carlomdy
(Post 17305932)
Retro direct bikes actually have two freewheels mounted In the same direction. Hence why they propel the bike forwards regardless of the pedaling direction.
And if the OP had a disc rear wheel, he/she could always get a 6-bolt on cog and run it fixed without worry of lockrings. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=417621 |
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