Sheldon's Latest Madness...

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I never claimed to be sane...

Sheldon "Lefty" Brown
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| It's easier to be original and foolish |
| than original and wise. |
| --Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
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Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
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"Sheldon Brown" wrote in message
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http://sheldonbrown.com/gunnar

I never claimed to be sane...

Sheldon "Lefty" Brown
+-------------------------------------------+
| It's easier to be original and foolish |
| than original and wise. |
| --Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
+-------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com


Damn, Sheldon... Very nice. Brits, Aussies and Japanese should appreciate
the wrong side drive deal!!!

Sheldon Brown wrote:
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I never claimed to be sane...

Sheldon "Lefty" Brown

A real lefty would have hooked up his one and only brake lever on the
left side, even if silly Americans put their front brake lever on the
left. After all, a real lefty does most of his braking with the left
hand.

The Scott at3 bars really aren't weird enough for this bike. Some type
of butterfly bars might do, and inverted north road bars are another
possibilty.

Lastly, you need a stranger shifter than the ho-hum sturmey archer
trigger unit. Either that or mount it somewhere more unusual - maybe
on the stem with the trigger facing upwards.

Most importantly, it is no fair flaunting the fact that you actually
have a Sturmey-Archer ASC hub...

Later,
Mark Muller

On 24 Aug 2005 14:31:36 -0700, "
wrote:

Most importantly, it is no fair flaunting the fact that you actually
have a Sturmey-Archer ASC hub...

http://tinyurl.com/bj5cr

If you really want one, so can you.


Jasper

are you ascending hills with the 3 speed?
i use 5-6 on the flat given an upwind and down wind course.
a 3 may be irrelevant cept for a non-sporting bike casually ridden?
a 3 is a lotta work.
but sheesh, i'll try the skewer!!

Sheldon Brown wrote:
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That makes me uncomfortable.

Sheldon Brown wrote:
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I never claimed to be sane...

You *******!

I was just thinking yesterday about left-side drive for a bicycle.

What happened to the wing-nuts?

--Blair
"I'm supposed to be the crazy one, here!"

wrote:
Sheldon Brown wrote:
http://sheldonbrown.com/gunnar

I never claimed to be sane...

Lastly, you need a stranger shifter than the ho-hum sturmey archer
trigger unit. Either that or mount it somewhere more unusual - maybe
on the stem with the trigger facing upwards.


I'd vote for a top-tube mounted Schwinn "Stik-Shift"...

Jeff

JeffWills wrote:
wrote:
Sheldon Brown wrote:
http://sheldonbrown.com/gunnar

I never claimed to be sane...

Lastly, you need a stranger shifter than the ho-hum sturmey archer
trigger unit. Either that or mount it somewhere more unusual - maybe
on the stem with the trigger facing upwards.


I'd vote for a top-tube mounted Schwinn "Stik-Shift"...


I just re-read all of the descriptions on the page. The Stik-Shift
won't work... rats.

Jeff

Nothing insane about that! Looks GREAT!

I learned two new things from looking at those pics: at least some S-A
shifters can be used for 3 or 4 speed S-A hubs and you can use a hub with
more holes than the rim has spoke holes for. Very nice.

I notice the dynamo. I remember using that style in the 1980's on just about
all of the bikes I had as a kid in Europe.
How do you like it? (drag compared to a hub dynamo?)

C.



"Sheldon Brown" wrote in message
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http://sheldonbrown.com/gunnar

I never claimed to be sane...

Sheldon "Lefty" Brown
+-------------------------------------------+
| It's easier to be original and foolish |
| than original and wise. |
| --Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz |
+-------------------------------------------+
Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts
Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041
http://harriscyclery.com
Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide
http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com