To which The Other Great Cosmic Voice replies: "Why not?:" Is this the same Patrick Moore who's always looking for weird cogs to make his own cogsets?
dougP On Monday, November 19, 2012 8:01:16 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Though all of this causes the Great Cosmic Voice to lift up its massive, > shaggy head and cry: "Why!!??" > > You've got thousands of multispeed bicycles out there in the greater > world. You've got several Rivendell multispeed models, from all-out, > heavy-duty off road to club-fast. You have one, perhaps two, single speeder > models, neither any longer in production. Oh! Ponder, ponder, ponder, > ponder ... > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 8:57 PM, cyclotourist > <cyclot...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> It can be done: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/campyonlyguy/sets/72157622384321375/with/3977453143/ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < >> thil...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Some have done bolt-on derailleur hanger conversions. Problem Solvers >>> makes a neat one that's part chain tensioner, part derailleur hanger. But >>> the best way to do it is probably to get some sort of IGH. The biggest >>> issue is dropout spacing. Most IGHs are 130-135 mm, while the QB is 120 mm. >>> Cold-setting is the obvious solution, but you may be reluctant to bend an >>> expensive frame. Personally, if it was mine I'd either do a Sturmey Archer >>> 3sp (maybe with 2 chainrings) or I'd sell the bike to buy one with gears. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ZTlCR2sAJeEJ. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA >> >> ** >> "Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby >> can't chew it." -*Mark Twain* >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/3Ur3foUvAYAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
