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Forum: Alt Bike Culture
01-02-06, 11:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By Tzigane

Good to know, but seriously, I have *Plenty* of...

Good to know, but seriously, I have *Plenty* of gears now.
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
01-02-06, 06:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By Tzigane

That's funny. Back in the day, when I worked as...

That's funny. Back in the day, when I worked as a 3-speed mechanic I saw an article about modifying a hub to put several cogs on it. I was intrigued at the time but as it required welding and I was...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
01-02-06, 12:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By Tzigane

Well, I've succeeded! I have a functioning 3x3...

Well, I've succeeded! I have a functioning 3x3 and is it ever fun to ride. I hadn't ridden the mountain bike I used for this conversion in about 8 years, and I had forgotten how well the frame...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
12-15-05, 11:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By Tzigane

One of the guys at my local independent bike shop...

One of the guys at my local independent bike shop has done this conversion (with a different frame) I'm curious now, why he didn't mention the washers. The spacing on the dropouts isn't that much...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
12-14-05, 08:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,115
Posted By Tzigane

3x3 conversion

In my quest for a lighter 3-speed it was suggested to me that I consider lacing an SA hub into the rear wheel of an old mountain bike. So I'm doing it. I had an old Univega (pretty close to bottom...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-10-05, 08:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 569
Posted By Tzigane

Come to think of it, I once put a really small...

Come to think of it, I once put a really small wheel on an SA hub to accomodate the hills in Seattle. Of course back when I did that I had really good access to parts - I worked in a shop. Now it...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-10-05, 08:34 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

Wow, better late than never, thanks for the...

Wow, better late than never, thanks for the intel. BTW there's another conversation much like this one going on in the vintage thread. How good is it to be part of the zeitgeist?
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-10-05, 08:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 569
Posted By Tzigane

Yeah, I've been looking at some websites and even...

Yeah, I've been looking at some websites and even found a couple twenties for sale locally - at about $175. My next bike is definitely going to be a three speed of some sort. I've got until winter...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-09-05, 10:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 569
Posted By Tzigane

Says it's a Raliegh - but is it?

This folding bike on Craigslist is said to be a Raliegh, but it lacks the distinctive cut outs on the chain wheel, and what I can see of the insignia on the front doesn't look right either. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-05, 10:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,277
Posted By Tzigane

Another post to let you know that while...

Another post to let you know that while researching folding bicycles I found a link that you will definitly be interested in - to the point that you may not need a book at all!
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-09-05, 12:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,277
Posted By Tzigane

Looks like a decent hardworking bike. A good...

Looks like a decent hardworking bike. A good book for learning how to overhaul a SA hub is _Glenn's New Complete Bicycle Manual_. I bought my copy back in the '80's and it's good for everything...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-04-05, 09:22 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

[/QUOTE] At the All British Cycle Event this...

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At the All British Cycle Event this year there were 3 frames built (from Reynolds 531 of course) by their owners (or in Jane's case by the owner's spouse), and outfitted with 3 speed...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-03-05, 10:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

That would really rock! I think my winter break...

That would really rock! I think my winter break project will be putting together an old/new three speed, I'm sure I can find what I need locally.

That's a pretty cool picture there^ my very first...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-03-05, 03:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

I looked at Electras last spring. They're...

I looked at Electras last spring. They're expensive fashion accessories. Then there's my previously mentioned Shi_mano bias.

Yesterday I emailed Sheldon. Today he replied that as a previous...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-02-05, 09:50 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

Yeah, I saw those last spring when I was looking...

Yeah, I saw those last spring when I was looking at new bikes. Some of the shops I went to even let me look at the exploded diagrams in the repair manuals. I still have a hard time believing that...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-02-05, 02:48 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

What is a 700c rim? I'm sure I could find it...

What is a 700c rim? I'm sure I could find it since my city has many alternative bike shops. In fact I plan to go to one of them this week and bug them with this question. It would eliminate a few...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-02-05, 12:42 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

The frames and rims are, in my opinion, most of...

The frames and rims are, in my opinion, most of the weight. I'm wondering if I can't take a hybrid frame and alloy rims and just build in the bloody hub. I'm very unfamiliar with modern bikes, my...
Forum: Alt Bike Culture
10-01-05, 10:29 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,644
Posted By Tzigane

I want to build a light-weight 3 speed

I've been riding a reasonably light weight Fuji that I rebuilt last summer, it's light enough to get on and off the bus racks - I commute to school in another city and combine bussing and biking -...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-06-05, 08:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 911
Posted By Tzigane

Get new cotter pins. While you're at it go ahead...

Get new cotter pins. While you're at it go ahead and overhaul the whole bottom bracket. Get yourself an older copy of Glenn's New Complete Manual of Bicycle Maintenance and a cotterpin press, for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-31-05, 12:15 PM
Replies: 1,973
Views: 200,180
Posted By Tzigane

Nice looking Raleigh 3-speed. There is usually a...

Nice looking Raleigh 3-speed. There is usually a manufacture date on the hubshell, if the hub is original to the bike then you have a pretty good idea how old it is.
Are those whitewalls? The tires...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-23-05, 09:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,169
Posted By Tzigane

I have that stand. It's okay as long as you...

I have that stand. It's okay as long as you don't need a lot of leverage. The top won't take a lot of stress. It is nice because it really does fold away to storable size.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-05, 08:40 PM
Replies: 1,973
Views: 200,180
Posted By Tzigane

I thought that was implied. The fit she threw...

I thought that was implied. The fit she threw this morning when I had her practice shifting has me wondering how long it will be before I have to remove the deraileurs, shorten the chain, and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-19-05, 12:35 AM
Replies: 1,973
Views: 200,180
Posted By Tzigane

Well it took me a couple of weeks to get to it,...

Well it took me a couple of weeks to get to it, but I've finished the overhaul on the Fuji tourer. I cleaned off 20 years of guck and found the front derailer nearly shredded in two. The bottom...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-22-05, 09:07 PM
Replies: 1,973
Views: 200,180
Posted By Tzigane

I'm a little new here, let me introduce myself by...

I'm a little new here, let me introduce myself by adding my latest purchase to the list. Today I drove cross town and picked up a Fuji Gran Tourer SE with a 441 chr-moly, lugged, mixte frame. ...
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