In The Dancing Chain there is mention several places of the popularity of the coaster brake in Germany on single speed and geared hub bikes. There are even a...
I know some members have done this already and thanks. Members who also post on local bike groups in their areas, or other bike forums, are asked to post links...
Data point: It does not integrate well with the two sets of brake levers I have for the 29er project. Hayes 9 hydraulic and Avid cable disc levers do not fit...
I just received the new third edition of Frank Berto's "The Dancing Chain". This is the first edition that I have seen. The book is 400 pages in 8.5" x 11"...
I have a Sturmey Archer 7 speed Summit hub with drum brake for sale. It has been painted black, 7 speed, no shifter, 36 spokes. Its currently laced to a black...
Been cleaning an early(teens era) sturmey archer tri-coaster all afternoon.I'm really impressed with the way it was built.The brake is a drum brake of sorts.I...
Hi, My name is Bobbie Martin, I live in Florida and I have 4 bikes, all Moultons. Three have geared hubs and one has a Schlumpf speed drive. First one is a red...
I want it to make a disc type front chainguard for a 48 tooth front chainring. The largest such guard rings I have found listed are for a 44 tooth front...
I attended a fund raiser for the Reno Tour de Nez race organization last night. Met lots of local bicyclists and enjoyed good conversation, food and beer....
Simple question: when the SRAM Spectro S7 w/coaster brake is built into a wheel, is there any dish? I looked at the technical manual (p35) and It has a...
I see AEBike is now cataloging the SG-3D55 three-speed hub. Of course, since AEBike isn't one of the handful of outfits that can sell Shimano stuff over the...
I am working on a hauler bike, and have been pondering the IGH to use with it. It would be a homemade Big Dummy or long bike design. I have a credit account...
I took the beastie out in 5F temps this morning for my ride into work. I gotta say, this is the best IG hub I have ever ridden. Silent, shifts are quick, some...
I just picked up a spare SRAM iM9 sprocket the dealer got for me from SRAM, a 21 tooth one. The iM9 sprockets are not compatible with any other gear hub so...
Hello Im Alec. I have lots of bikes. I like hub geared bikes. I have posted some pictures of my bikes in the photo album. The Whirlwind single speeder is my...
Prester John; Thanks for the two SA IGH history files. Very interesting reads I thought. I would encourage you to do a history of the IGH for publication,...
I do not know if anyone is interested but this is currently listed by Bike Nashbar. Price is $199.95. http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?sku=21465 R%ich Wood...
I ran acros this link and thought members would enjoy seeing it. http://www.avaghon.nl/images/Avaghon_racerando_Rohloff.jpg Any one heard of Avaghon bikes?...
Per the following link to a Amazon listing for it Shimano has come out with a bar end shifter for the Nexus 8 and Alfine gear hubs. Price is about 1/2 that of...
A google search for Kretschmer and Bicycle turned up the following two articles. They should be of interest to those interested in Recumbents. They are...
To date, everything from the crankset back is finished. Just waiting for the arrival of a proper fork or a 1"x24tpi die to make an improper one fit(whichever...
With talk of generator hubs here on the Geared Hub Bikes group, I was reminded of the German (of course!) Renak Enparlite 2, a small diameter generator hub...
I just wrapped up installation of the Lummotec IQ Cyo Senso Plus LED headlight on the Civia Hyland Rohloff. No problens other than I had to extend the wiring...
