Recent content by Todd Schlemmer

I did the maths the other day: 52 gear inches. Zactly the same as my 1x1. I like the 42:22 gearing, gonna keep it, again for durability

Ditched the OEM cranks. Original chainring fixed, press-fit, and slightly out of round. RaceFace Turbine cranks in red ano. 175mm of CNC lovely. Surly stainless CR for durable quiet drivetrain. Even more funness! So much seatpost; it needs a flag.

Just... WOW

Ha ha! No, the OEM cranks are as basic as it gets. The steel chainring is peened on the crank arm (non replaceable), and slightly out of round. Not quite throw-a-chain bad, but chain tension is a vague notion. My $400 klunker is becoming a fancy tart!

I hadn't considered having a cog cut, but after pulling the trigger on a proper crankset, I can use New/ NOS parts. But "knowing a guy" is always an ace up the sleeve! Now I can look at problems with an eye to a different solution. Thanks!

UPDATE: So far, neither KT nor Sturmey Archer cogs fit my Bendix 86 hub. I like the gearing, and I was committed to a 42T chainring IF I KEPT THE CRANKSET (which is a cheapo unit with a fixed chainring), but I have since bought a sweet Raceface Turbine square taper crankset. It's so loovely...

The wind was howling outside, 20+ MPH, and I wasn't going out on the roads Saturday (But mebbe a tootle in the woods, later). Instead, I cracked into one of the NOS (New Old Stock) Bendix "86" coaster hubs I bought on fleabay last winter. I'm planning to relace the wheels on the klunker with a...

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I thought of that. I think a precise fit is critically important with just three splines / nubs for engagement. I don't have the skill, but a CNC might be a solution. I just ordered a sturmey archer cog, so we'll see. I'll post my findings here.

Hey Sprocketheads! I tried searching the forums to no avail... Even Sheldon seems to lack this info. I want to put a 22t cog on a Bendix 86 coaster hub. Rare as hen's teeth.... However, I have found a new Sturmey Archer cog that fits the bill. I have read assertions that the same cogs fit...

Thanks for the adult supervision :)

Morlock, the Time Machine, sporting the new moustache

I'm not sure what the bar for "Built From Scratch" is... I used all off-the-shelf bits, incl frame. Mebbe some day I'll learn how to framebuild.

Thanks, I'm super happy with how it came out. Coincidently, State Bike Co came out with their own version of that bag right as I was ordering it, but for less monies. I went with the Etsy guy, cuz I figured it would be a better product. I'm very impressed by quality of design and...

I built this up last summer, as an homage to the original safety bicycles of the 1890s... Specs below photo. Link: Radavist: Morlock, the Time Machine Bits & Bobs Surly Steamroller frame, 59 cm, black (debadged) Surly Disc Trucker fork, 700c. black (debadged) FSA Orbit MX threadless...