tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post6029589253047765107..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: 4001 - a utility cycling odysseyDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-18415006862323765672018-02-22T20:28:08.776+01:002018-02-22T20:28:08.776+01:00The chainstays on this bike look far more receptiv...The chainstays on this bike look far more receptive to a chaincase conversion than my chinese-built american 3-speed but having grown up on hockey-stick chainguards, i can see how a casual runabout can get away with one. For me, it took three weekends of tinkering and walking back and forth to the neighborhood hardware store, eventually involving extra-long machine bolts, four nylock nuts, Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004242488101302554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-39468529795706407802015-07-31T10:11:01.495+02:002015-07-31T10:11:01.495+02:00I have many bikes. This one came with a hockey-sti...I have many bikes. This one came with a hockey-stick chainguard and I left it as it was. <a href="http://www.dutchbikebits.com/mudguards-chainguards-fenders-coatprotectors/chainguards" rel="nofollow">We sell fully enclosed chainguards</a>. If I'd wanted to change the chainguard on this bike, believe me that I'd have done so. Vive La Différence.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-40613156776324162282015-07-31T00:40:20.757+02:002015-07-31T00:40:20.757+02:00Why do you have a hockey stick chainguard? For the...Why do you have a hockey stick chainguard? For the cost of replacing the chain each year, you could quite easily afford a proper chaincase. Multiparty Democracy Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359081992141220593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-71430970537373269622011-06-18T12:19:45.193+02:002011-06-18T12:19:45.193+02:00I have a 7 speed nexus hub on two of my bikes. The...I have a 7 speed nexus hub on two of my bikes. They have diffrent gearing. The one fitted to the Dawes for the British market has lower gears. The one fitted to the bike for the Danish market has higher gears. Its a small diffrence but they work really well. <br />Trouble free? I was trying to work out how long I have had the Dawes for and its between 15 and 20 years It has being used nearly Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-67635729330517375752009-10-29T01:48:24.324+01:002009-10-29T01:48:24.324+01:00The 3-speed hub is a joy forever - even if it'...The 3-speed hub is a joy forever - even if it's actually an 8-speed, like on my Batavus.Stewart C. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196891814799297592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-54195557627308132982008-09-28T09:00:00.000+02:002008-09-28T09:00:00.000+02:00If efficiency concerns you at all, take a look at ...If efficiency concerns you at all, take a look at these <A HREF="http://www.ihpva.org/pubs/HP52.pdf" REL="nofollow">tests of comparative efficiency</A> of various gear systems.<BR/><BR/>People tend to think that hub gears are horribly inefficient, but the test outcome shows that the good old Sturmey Archer AW three speed hub is comparable with, and sometimes more efficient than, 9 speed Shimano David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-11766057127895286762008-09-27T20:24:00.000+02:002008-09-27T20:24:00.000+02:00You know, you're beginning to sell me on a three s...You know, you're beginning to sell me on a three speed for local riding (Hills notwithstanding)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com