Seedy Al Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 loooks strechy haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 bad. do i see chain running through hollow section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 On the garage test track (which is about 1.5m long) initial impressions are that it is easier to ride than the red bike, so all good. Yeah the chain runs through some shs, I tried just notching the stay for clearance but ended up cutting out a whole section I added a few more gusset welds too haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 haha mean. cant wait to steal it for a brief roll on saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Have you got brake sorted for dem hillz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Nah it's still the pooey coaster brake, may have to use the flintstones to assist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Titanium blocks in heels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 steel caps and rear-sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 coaster brakes are legit. most of my bikes only have coaster brake lol. I'm a master coaster brake technician now hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yeah normal coasters are good, can lock that shit up easy as, the Sturmey 2 speed just gets hot and fades more than a Harlem barber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 fades more than a Harlem barber haha! i be running a coaster brake and sprung tensioner, dumb idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 This looks mean! How many chains have you got joined together? If it's anything like the timing chain on my tandem, it will stretch to buggery and make sure you carry some quick links for when the ones that you've joined it with break. Are you going to use chain tugs or are your dropouts too wide? Loving the notching solution for the rear stay. Hope that chain doesn't come off whilst bombing down a massive Wellington hill with only a coaster brake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Yeah normal coasters are good, can lock that shit up easy as, the Sturmey 2 speed just gets hot and fades more than a Harlem barber add more grease. like regular axle grease. lots of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 This looks mean! How many chains have you got joined together? If it's anything like the timing chain on my tandem, it will stretch to buggery and make sure you carry some quick links for when the ones that you've joined it with break. Are you going to use chain tugs or are your dropouts too wide? Loving the notching solution for the rear stay. Hope that chain doesn't come off whilst bombing down a massive Wellington hill with only a coaster brake! Cheers man, not as nice looking as your bikes but good fun. I've got about 1 3/4 chains on it, thankfully it's a used chain so pre-stretched and I've got some adjustment left too. I never thought about the chain coming off before, ignorance was bliss haha add more grease. like regular axle grease. lots of it. Probably a good idea as a lot of it has come out and is now all over the rim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I never thought about the chain coming off before, ignorance was bliss haha I only mention this as it's happened to me whilst riding the Batavus to work (coaster brake as only brake) whilst going over a bump down a hill as the chain was stretched and the rear wheel had crept forward as I wasn't using chain tugs/tensioners at that stage (do now!). Luckily, it was only a short hill and the road was clear. Still made me do a little nugget of poo in my gruts though. # edit # have you now incorporated the BB shell into the downtube? Cant see through chainwheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Probably a good idea as a lot of it has come out and is now all over the rim yeh from what I've read u put like as much grease as possible in lol. like you can't add too much and you want quite thick stuff not super thin lithium spec stuff cos that just leaks out and drys up real fast etc. They fade when the grease cooks and then wear out the grippy things and the shell and then it wont work at all. The hub in my hmx500 was like that. had to rebuild it with parts out of an old kids bike which had the same hub only with less spoke holes. Then I found out you can still by the shimano hubs brand new for like $70 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 I just took it apart and filled it up with high temp grease, gotta be good for it, there wasn't much left. Here's a pic of the innards after a quick wipe down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 ooh nice, so much sweeter than the usual kids bike coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 a lot of that hi temp lithium grease is really thin. I have heaps for lawnmower gearboxes and weedeaters etc but it seems not to last very long in bike stuff. Just leaks out and drys out as well. I find thicker normal wheel bearing grease is better. more viscous is better unless you wana rebuild all the time. I heard racing bike guys use lithium grease but they put new grease in before every race Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 he didnt say lithium grease, you did haha yeh spoonfuls of axle grease freecoaster hubs are another story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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