Here are my thoughts on the S3X: http://www.biketinker.com/2011/projects/s3x-in-the-woods/
It was a fun hub, and I mounted my shifter on the seatstay, too. I ended up preferring a fixed gear, but I need a second chainring to get the uphill gear back. Philip www.biketinker.com On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:10:31 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I struggled for several hours trying to find a quick-clamp-on/off method > for the shifter, which was on- a bracket made for tourist bars. First > attempt, using a cam operated clamp on bracket for water bottle cages > (Minoura) didn't hold the shifter tightly enough, and it twisted under > tension, and that of course put the cable tension out of adjustment. > > This hack uses a bracket designed to clamp onto the seatstay. I forget > what it's original purpose is, but it seems to hold the shift lever tightly > enough so that it doesn't twist under tension from the internal spring. > > I've not had a chance to try it except up and down the street, but so far, > so good. > > Earlier I rode the wheel on the '99, leaving it in 3d after the shifting > failed to work; just 11 hilly-ish miles, before I had to run errands and > cook dinner for my daughter. > > The main impression is: LASH! Lots of lash! It's not horrible, and in mere > angular play it feels like a very loose chain, but because the cog moves > the driver against the hub, the overall effect is "sharper" than with a > fixed cog and loose chain; as if something is loose inside -- as indeed it > is. > > It will never replace direct fixed drive, but at least it should let me > shift gears without having to install a rear brake on this bike, which has > no braze ons for one. > > God willing, a longer ride tomorrow, on some hills. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
