Sheldon's latest

sinus said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

fixedgeargallery.comsb.htmOpen ↗

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

New trend in fixies starting?

hmmm. a man whom craves matching 'ink' ?
🙄

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Quoted message said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2005/aug/sb.htm

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

New trend in fixies starting?

I don't quite get it.

1. Why bother with it? I mean, I don't want to suggest being all
conventional, but it requires a few extra changes/compromises to things like
crank fitting and pedal threads. No big deal but you don't really need the
hassle.

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action? Or is it possible
to somehow reset the hub drive? Or is it a special left-handed hub that
Sheldon is using?

Questions, questions, so many questions.

Cheers
Peter

sinus said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

fixedgeargallery.comsb.htmOpen ↗

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

New trend in fixies starting?

Hmm, Bikesoiler rigged up a lefthand drive for the SingleSpeed Worlds '03. There was also a SS with double drivetrain at Castlemaine. ie: you ain't seen everything..yet 😄

Peter Signorini said:

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Quoted message said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2005/aug/sb.htm

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

New trend in fixies starting?

I don't quite get it.

1. Why bother with it? I mean, I don't want to suggest being all
conventional, but it requires a few extra changes/compromises to things like
crank fitting and pedal threads. No big deal but you don't really need the
hassle.

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action? Or is it possible
to somehow reset the hub drive? Or is it a special left-handed hub that
Sheldon is using?

Questions, questions, so many questions.

Cheers
Peter

yes it's a stupid idea. But I expect Sheldon has a rather large parts
bin to raid, and given that he's already built countless bikes he's
probably looking a bit further outside the square than most 🙂

I don't like it personally, but I support his right to do pointless
things 😉

--
Nick

Peter Signorini' stupidly said:

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action?

D'oh! (Kicks self)

Well yeah, FIXED gear - drives both directions. Showing my ignorance, but I
didn't realise you could run a 3-speed hub with a fixed drive. Interesting.

Cheers
Peter

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Quoted message said:

Peter Signorini' stupidly said:

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action?

D'oh! (Kicks self)

Well yeah, FIXED gear - drives both directions. Showing my ignorance, but
I didn't realise you could run a 3-speed hub with a fixed drive.
Interesting.

Cheers
Peter

Most you can't. The SA fixed 3 speed is rarer than the proverbial
reciprocating equine droppings. Personally I want one and I'm honestly not
fussed on drive side *grin*

cfsmtb said:

'03. There was also a SS with double drivetrain at Castlemaine. ie: you
ain't seen everything..yet 😄

Gags are you out there. Someone has stolen your idea!

DaveB

quote='DaveB'cfsmtb said:

'03. There was also a SS with double drivetrain at Castlemaine. ie: you
ain't seen everything..yet 😄

Gags are you out there. Someone has stolen your idea!

DaveB[/QUOTE]

I want a double sided fixed drive, very doable, completely unnecessary!!

Love to know how they did a SS, custom cog on the left?

PiledHigher

Peter Signorini said:

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Quoted message said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2005/aug/sb.htm

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

New trend in fixies starting?

I don't quite get it.

1. Why bother with it? I mean, I don't want to suggest being all
conventional, but it requires a few extra changes/compromises to things like
crank fitting and pedal threads. No big deal but you don't really need the
hassle.

It's called wow factor. Something extra different. The pedal threads
problem is easily fixed with Loctite.

Quoted message said:

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action? Or is it possible
to somehow reset the hub drive? Or is it a special left-handed hub that
Sheldon is using?

It's a fixed gear 3-speed, there is no freewheel capability with the
hub, hence the reason for its use

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BrettS

Resound said:

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Quoted message said:

Peter Signorini' stupidly said:

2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in the
reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action?

D'oh! (Kicks self)

Well yeah, FIXED gear - drives both directions. Showing my ignorance, but
I didn't realise you could run a 3-speed hub with a fixed drive.
Interesting.

Cheers
Peter

Most you can't. The SA fixed 3 speed is rarer than the proverbial
reciprocating equine droppings. Personally I want one and I'm honestly not
fussed on drive side *grin*

I like Sheldon's bike, different, noice, unusual. 🙂

It's a rare hub indeed. There was one on ebay recently, not cheap though.

Left side drive can be done with a BMX dual drive hub. I didn't have tandem or BMX cranks for mine. I just reversed the set of Bullseye cranks I did have. Only 2 problems were using SPD pedal backwards & the pedals unscrewing themselves. Couldn't fix the first problem but loctite held the pedals in, for a few months anyway. :o

quote='BrettS'Peter Signorini said:

I don't quite get it.

1. Why bother with it? I mean, I don't want to suggest being all
conventional, but it requires a few extra changes/compromises to things like
crank fitting and pedal threads. No big deal but you don't really need the
hassle.

It's called wow factor. Something extra different. The pedal threads
problem is easily fixed with Loctite.

[/QUOTE]
The cranks are for a tandem. I assume that means the pilot has a left sided crank and chain and the stoker a two-sided crank and a right side chain?

What is it with BioPace chainrings. Sheldon obviously loves them. On the positive side, they would be real easy to buy replacement chainrings for, no-one else wants em. Even I have a few in the garage...

PiledHigher said:

DaveB said:

cfsmtb said:

'03. There was also a SS with double drivetrain at Castlemaine. ie:

you

Quoted message said:

ain't seen everything..yet 😄

Gags are you out there. Someone has stolen your idea!

DaveB

I want a double sided drive, very doable, completely unnecessary!!

as sheldon brown says, nothing exceeds like excess.
now as anyone in a IT support role should know, there is absolutely nother wrong with redundancy 😉

cheers,

Kim

Kim Hawtin said:

as sheldon brown says, nothing exceeds like excess.
now as anyone in a IT support role should know, there is absolutely nother wrong with redundancy 😉

cheers,

Kim

There is a twin cog freewheel so that two chains could be run next to each other. Almost makes me want to find a machinest to build a double double sided hub. Screw to cogs on each side of the hub and use two parallel chains each side of the bike!

That's at least a Kg of chain!

PiledHigher

sinus said:

BrettS said:

Peter Signorini said:

I don't quite get it.

1. Why bother with it? I mean, I don't want to suggest being all
conventional, but it requires a few extra changes/compromises to

things like

Quoted message said:

crank fitting and pedal threads. No big deal but you don't really

need the

Quoted message said:

hassle.

It's called wow factor. Something extra different. The pedal threads
problem is easily fixed with Loctite.

The cranks are for a tandem. I assume that means the pilot has a left
sided crank and chain and the stoker a two-sided crank and a right side
chain?

What is it with BioPace chainrings. Sheldon obviously loves them. On
the positive side, they would be real easy to buy replacement
chainrings for, no-one else wants em. Even I have a few in the
garage...

The thing is they do work for some (few) people. Most of us think the
theory is [censored].. but for some people... And it doesnt matter why
they work it may be that it sorts out a rythym problem with some peoples
peddling. Or it may be entirely in the mind. But if it works 🙂

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"Peter Signorini" stupidly wrote:

> 2. Doesn't flipping over a 3 speed hub result in the hub acting in

the

Quoted message said:

> reverse, forward drive now being a back-pedalling action?

D'oh! (Kicks self)

Well yeah, FIXED gear - drives both directions. Showing my ignorance,

but

Quoted message said:

I didn't realise you could run a 3-speed hub with a fixed drive.
Interesting.

Cheers
Peter

Most you can't. The SA fixed 3 speed is rarer than the proverbial
reciprocating equine droppings. Personally I want one and I'm honestly
not
fussed on drive side *grin*

I like Sheldon's bike, different, noice, unusual. 🙂

It's a rare hub indeed. 'There was one on ebay recently, not cheap
though.' (http://tinyurl.com/c99tv)

Left side drive can be done with a BMX dual drive hub. I didn't have
tandem or BMX cranks for mine. I just reversed the set of Bullseye
cranks I did have. Only 2 problems were using SPD pedal backwards & the
pedals unscrewing themselves. Couldn't fix the first problem but loctite
held the pedals in, for a few months anyway. :o

--
Bikesoiler

Gah...US$400+! I did see a two speed BB somewhere...someone had mated it
with a current geared hub of some variety for a fairly ridiculous gear
range.

sinus said:

Have a look at Sheldon's latest fixie

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2005/aug/sb.htm

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

Gee, I thought this would be normal in the Southern Hemisphere...

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sinus said:

It would be strange to see a bike with left side drivetrain.

Gee, I thought this would be normal in the Southern Hemisphere...

Yes that's right, but your's is installed upside down to what we're used to.

Parbs