outboard crank bearings

Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)

--front-fork foot-pegs for speedy coasting (it's a fixie)

--slotted cranks for exquisite pedal adjustment (modern cranks come in
coarse 2.5 mm steps)

--a powerful water-carbide lamp (acetylene's supreme)

--a spoon brake ready to tame the handsomely ribbed solid front tire
(probably a modern replacement, but red rubber was considered better
than black back then)

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Sep 10, 9:58 am, wrote:
Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)

--front-fork foot-pegs for speedy coasting (it's a fixie)

--slotted cranks for exquisite pedal adjustment (modern cranks come in
coarse 2.5 mm steps)

--a powerful water-carbide lamp (acetylene's supreme)

--a spoon brake ready to tame the handsomely ribbed solid front tire
(probably a modern replacement, but red rubber was considered better
than black back then)

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Sweet! Are those inboard nipples on the front wheel? I guess radial
rear is ok as long as you use 2ga spokes?

The chain is my favorite part.

Joseph

In article . com,
" wrote:

On Sep 10, 9:58 am, wrote:
Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)

The chain is my favorite part.

Buy one today:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=12076

They're a sami-popular part in BMX circles, and the other day I saw a
style-conscious street fixie that was sporting one.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

On Sep 10, 3:58 am, wrote:
Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)

--front-fork foot-pegs for speedy coasting (it's a fixie)

--slotted cranks for exquisite pedal adjustment (modern cranks come in
coarse 2.5 mm steps)

--a powerful water-carbide lamp (acetylene's supreme)

--a spoon brake ready to tame the handsomely ribbed solid front tire
(probably a modern replacement, but red rubber was considered better
than black back then)

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Carl - If you don't own it yet, you should get a copy of The Data
Book. It has hundreds of beautiful line drawings of things like this
(mostly from the middle 20th century). I think you'd enjoy it.

http://tinyurl.com/yrrtga

- Frank Krygowski

On Sep 10, 4:18 pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article . com,

" wrote:
On Sep 10, 9:58 am, wrote:
Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)
The chain is my favorite part.

Buy one today:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=12076

They're a sami-popular part in BMX circles, and the other day I saw a
style-conscious street fixie that was sporting one.


It's the forged moster proportions I dig more than the 1/2 link
business. As for Fixie style points, IMO a beefy 1/2 link chain is
only acceptable if the frame is of large diameter tubing, otherwsie
the proportions are off.

Joseph

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:40:44 -0000, wrote:

On Sep 10, 3:58 am, wrote:
Large outboard crank bearings from 1892:

http://collection.rydjor.com/bikecol...n/1892exp1.htm

Note how the hot new bottom bracket is daringly suspended below the
frame, rather than running through it.

The other photos show:

--an odd inch-pitch chain (sort of like endless giant half-links)

--front-fork foot-pegs for speedy coasting (it's a fixie)

--slotted cranks for exquisite pedal adjustment (modern cranks come in
coarse 2.5 mm steps)

--a powerful water-carbide lamp (acetylene's supreme)

--a spoon brake ready to tame the handsomely ribbed solid front tire
(probably a modern replacement, but red rubber was considered better
than black back then)

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Carl - If you don't own it yet, you should get a copy of The Data
Book. It has hundreds of beautiful line drawings of things like this
(mostly from the middle 20th century). I think you'd enjoy it.

http://tinyurl.com/yrrtga

- Frank Krygowski

Dear Frank,

Sadly, it's not exactly a data book:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...c2d4c8f97d88ce

But I've used my copy a few times on RBT:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.b...9cd6b730b4e9a0

Cheers,

Carl Fogel