On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 20:03 -0700, lungimsam wrote:
> I don't need all those small changes and I was wondering if anyone
> makes a good ol' 5-speed cassette, and is it possible to fit on 135 or
> whatever dropouts the Bleriot has? Just thinking ahead to my next
> drivetrain.
There never was a 5.
For the record, there were never any 5-speed cassettes.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo CA.
On Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:09:24 PM UTC-7, Mayfly wrote:
> I have a six speed freewheel on my Bleriot which, like all Bleriot, is
> spaced at 135mm across the rear dropouts. It is mounted on an old Phil Wood
>
I have a six speed freewheel on my Bleriot which, like all Bleriot, is spaced
at 135mm across the rear dropouts. It is mounted on an old Phil Wood hub.
I re-dished the wheel to accomodate the 135 spacing and the narrower freewheel,
and put a new axle and spacers (available from Phil) in the hub.
I'm not down quite to 5 cogs, but I do run just 7 on each of my
Fargo's 8-9-10 sp wheelsets, with two extra spacers squooshed behind
the big one and the cassette body's lip. I could replace a couple from
the outer end with spacers and make them fives, I suppose but that
would give me highs of only
