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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
(Post 18732840)
You don't need a special left side drive hub; Sheldon Brown, after all, built himself a left-side drive bike, using a Sturmey-Archer hub with a splined cog. I suspect a standard track hub, with a snugly tightened lockring would work fine as long as you avoided skid-stops. No worse than a so-called "suicide hub." Of course, the bike in the ad looks to be brakeless. :eek: The crank might be a problem, though, unless you used a tandem crank with the left hand pedal thread on the drive side. Otherwise, precession will tend to loosen the pedals as you ride.
I am all for trying new and different stuff. Sheldon pieced stuff together to push the envelope of functionality and many a budding fixie enthusiast as threaded a track cog on a freewheel hub just to get fixed. Left side drive is really pointless though, it really just doesn't make sense to install all your stuff backwards just for aesthetics. Furthermore, it wouldn't be skid stops you'd want to avoid using a righty hub installed on the left... where that may fail is when you are mashing up a steep climb with the only the lockring keeping the cog from spinning off. |
Originally Posted by Moose
(Post 18733727)
My point was to answer TenSpeedV2's question as to whether it could be restored to a proper setup.
I am all for trying new and different stuff. Sheldon pieced stuff together to push the envelope of functionality and many a budding fixie enthusiast as threaded a track cog on a freewheel hub just to get fixed. Left side drive is really pointless though, it really just doesn't make sense to install all your stuff backwards just for aesthetics. Furthermore, it wouldn't be skid stops you'd want to avoid using a righty hub installed on the left... where that may fail is when you are mashing up a steep climb with the only the lockring keeping the cog from spinning off. |
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Originally Posted by IAmSam
(Post 18759827)
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This would be perfect for someone named Carlos:
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PrAAAO...Am/s-l1600.jpg Vintage Handmade Carlos Track Bike from The 60's Reynolds 531 Cinelli Campy | eBay |
56cm Schwinn Madison in Seattle for $500
1985 Schwinn Madison track bike, 56cm, vintage fixed - TTT Stem - Suzue Promax Hubs - CKC toe clips with leather straps - MKS pedals - Sugino Mighty Competition crank and Surly cog (47x19) - silver non-machined deep rims (brand is speculative based on what i remember being told and old research. pretty sure they're not Velocity) - Nitto bars - Prolink Gel Pro Selle Italia saddle - Currently brakeless, but compatible. You can also have the 2 brake set-ups, handlebar tape, and the bar pad if you want. Doesn't seem too bad. |
not into triple triangles but some of you may like this
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bop/5582052072.html |
Originally Posted by cDiff Notorious
(Post 18772871)
not into triple triangles but some of you may like this
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/bop/5582052072.html |
Not for me, because I live on a steep hill, and I'm 56, so I need gears for climbing, but this looks to be a quite nice fixie at a nice price here in San Diego:
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bik/5587511915.html |
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Originally Posted by jacobsever
(Post 18807850)
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GT Tachyon Frameset 90s Gravel MTB Retro Cyclocross Touring 650B 700D Randonneur | eBay
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aU8AAO...XbF/s-l500.jpg i have no clue if this is a good/great/horrible price. just seems like a super cool bike that i'd love to see someone here build up and post in the Geared bikes forum. |
Originally Posted by velofinds
(Post 18807596)
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This is a helluva deal - anybody even slightly close to Milwaukee should be racing there to get it asap ;)
Vintage 3Rensho Road Race Bike |
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Found these 2 in my garage, can anyone help me identify the model?
Raleighhttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525851http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525852http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525853 Santinihttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525854http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525855 |
Originally Posted by lonelyrider
(Post 18826625)
Found these 2 in my garage, can anyone help me identify the model?
Raleighhttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525851http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525852http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525853 Santinihttp://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525854http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=525855 |
Thanks ceelint
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http://images.craigslist.org/01111_c...af_600x450.jpg
Would be fun for a tall guy. https://raleigh.craigslist.org/bik/5642129173.html |
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6 grand for an unassembled mountain bike from the early 90's? Uh, am I missing something or is this a joke?
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