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Yosemite Le Conte Shimano Nexus 3 SP [photo]
Today was something new, namely this Yosemite
Le Conte. It is a cheap bike to buy brand new and then throw away. This one might be only a couple of years old. There are several things I don't like about it. First it is black which is the most boring and depressive "color", also it hints at the factory hoping to sell it to as many people as possible, as black is the most neutral color. The text is white which is the second most boring color. It says the URL of the huge shop on the seat stays. But the worst thing about it is that the hex bolts all over the bike also has Phillips openings! Compared to the bikes I usually deal with it is a lot different. The fork doesn't have the block in the middle but only to blades and a tube. The hand brake isn't the side pull one but a V-brake. The rims are double-walled aluminium 6061. Pedals are rubber, not steel. The rear hub isn't the Torpedo 3 SP but a Shimano Nexus 3 SP, with a grip shifter. The Nexus 3 SP got me a little scared at first since the box looked so high-tech. But when I opened it up it was the simplest thing ever. Instead of the Torpedo little chain pulling a rod, here is a little lever *pushing* a rod. Superficially at least very much the same. This one has a housing all the way to the gear mechanism, of course. http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/bike/...e-le-conte.jpg -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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Yosemite Le Conte Shimano Nexus 3 SP [photo]
On 7/6/2017 4:46 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Today was something new, namely this Yosemite Le Conte. It is a cheap bike to buy brand new and then throw away. This one might be only a couple of years old. There are several things I don't like about it. First it is black which is the most boring and depressive "color", also it hints at the factory hoping to sell it to as many people as possible, as black is the most neutral color. But it has a bell in a lovely contrasting purple! [Looks like a pretty functional utility bike to me, for folks who want to go mostly slow on mostly flat streets] Mark J. The text is white which is the second most boring color. It says the URL of the huge shop on the seat stays. But the worst thing about it is that the hex bolts all over the bike also has Phillips openings! Compared to the bikes I usually deal with it is a lot different. The fork doesn't have the block in the middle but only to blades and a tube. The hand brake isn't the side pull one but a V-brake. The rims are double-walled aluminium 6061. Pedals are rubber, not steel. The rear hub isn't the Torpedo 3 SP but a Shimano Nexus 3 SP, with a grip shifter. The Nexus 3 SP got me a little scared at first since the box looked so high-tech. But when I opened it up it was the simplest thing ever. Instead of the Torpedo little chain pulling a rod, here is a little lever *pushing* a rod. Superficially at least very much the same. This one has a housing all the way to the gear mechanism, of course. http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/bike/...e-le-conte.jpg |
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Yosemite Le Conte Shimano Nexus 3 SP [photo]
Mark J. wrote:
But it has a bell in a lovely contrasting purple! If only the entire bike was in purple, then I could accept the bell being black [Looks like a pretty functional utility bike to me, for folks who want to go mostly slow on mostly flat streets] Indeed, that's what it is. -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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Yosemite Le Conte Shimano Nexus 3 SP [photo]
Emanuel Berg wrote:
:Mark J. wrote: : But it has a bell in a lovely : contrasting purple! :If only the entire bike was in purple, then :I could accept the bell being black Has spray paint reached Sweeden yet? -- It makes me feel good knowing that with extensive training, weight loss and a large capital expenditure, I can fly further than a flightless chicken. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Yosemite Le Conte Shimano Nexus 3 SP [photo]
David Scheidt wrote:
Has spray paint reached Sweeden yet? No, nor has the infinity time machine... -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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