Need help/advice converting SS MTB to English 3-Speed - Page 5

11-17-2004, 06:54 PM

Thanks for the help everyone! This is certainly going to be a fun
project!

)

I don't have webspace yet, but I will be sure to take step by step
pictures and put them up some place.

11-18-2004, 04:09 AM

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:24:07 GMT, Werehatrack
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I've been watching the specs for the
>current-production English-market bikes, though, and the 700C has
>replaced the 27" for the typical Gents' bike, as evidenced by the
>models that Raleigh (and others) have in their catalogs. My personal
>"English" bike (It's a Puch Rugby Sport, which is certainly aimed at
>the English market) has 27" rims.

Certainly for tourists the 700c is now common, 27" has not been
mainstream for a long time, and it's often seen on hybrids as well,
but the largest manufacturer of tandems in the UK, who also make
tourers, have gone over almost exclusively to 559.

This is not to disagree, merely to note in passing.

Guy
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11-18-2004, 04:09 AM

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:24:07 GMT, Werehatrack
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I've been watching the specs for the
>current-production English-market bikes, though, and the 700C has
>replaced the 27" for the typical Gents' bike, as evidenced by the
>models that Raleigh (and others) have in their catalogs. My personal
>"English" bike (It's a Puch Rugby Sport, which is certainly aimed at
>the English market) has 27" rims.

Certainly for tourists the 700c is now common, 27" has not been
mainstream for a long time, and it's often seen on hybrids as well,
but the largest manufacturer of tandems in the UK, who also make
tourers, have gone over almost exclusively to 559.

This is not to disagree, merely to note in passing.

Guy
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11-18-2004, 04:09 AM

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:24:07 GMT, Werehatrack
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I've been watching the specs for the
>current-production English-market bikes, though, and the 700C has
>replaced the 27" for the typical Gents' bike, as evidenced by the
>models that Raleigh (and others) have in their catalogs. My personal
>"English" bike (It's a Puch Rugby Sport, which is certainly aimed at
>the English market) has 27" rims.

Certainly for tourists the 700c is now common, 27" has not been
mainstream for a long time, and it's often seen on hybrids as well,
but the largest manufacturer of tandems in the UK, who also make
tourers, have gone over almost exclusively to 559.

This is not to disagree, merely to note in passing.

Guy
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11-18-2004, 04:09 AM

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:24:07 GMT, Werehatrack
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>I've been watching the specs for the
>current-production English-market bikes, though, and the 700C has
>replaced the 27" for the typical Gents' bike, as evidenced by the
>models that Raleigh (and others) have in their catalogs. My personal
>"English" bike (It's a Puch Rugby Sport, which is certainly aimed at
>the English market) has 27" rims.

Certainly for tourists the 700c is now common, 27" has not been
mainstream for a long time, and it's often seen on hybrids as well,
but the largest manufacturer of tandems in the UK, who also make
tourers, have gone over almost exclusively to 559.

This is not to disagree, merely to note in passing.

Guy
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11-18-2004, 04:27 AM

maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:03:02 -0800, Lobo Tommy wrote:
>
> > I have a Redline Monocog Single Speed mountain bike
>
> and so does this guy, now with a Nexus 8-speed:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> apparently it can be done--perhaps you can contact the seller and ask how
> they did it?

I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....

11-18-2004, 04:27 AM

maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:03:02 -0800, Lobo Tommy wrote:
>
> > I have a Redline Monocog Single Speed mountain bike
>
> and so does this guy, now with a Nexus 8-speed:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> apparently it can be done--perhaps you can contact the seller and ask how
> they did it?

I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....

11-18-2004, 04:27 AM

maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:03:02 -0800, Lobo Tommy wrote:
>
> > I have a Redline Monocog Single Speed mountain bike
>
> and so does this guy, now with a Nexus 8-speed:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> apparently it can be done--perhaps you can contact the seller and ask how
> they did it?

I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....

11-18-2004, 04:27 AM

maxo <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:03:02 -0800, Lobo Tommy wrote:
>
> > I have a Redline Monocog Single Speed mountain bike
>
> and so does this guy, now with a Nexus 8-speed:
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
> apparently it can be done--perhaps you can contact the seller and ask how
> they did it?

I just sent the seller an e-mail. I'm still interested in strictly a
3-speed SA set up but this has my interest peaked! I wonder if he had
some wider drop outs brazed on? Hmm....

11-18-2004, 06:46 AM

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:09:54 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Certainly for tourists the 700c is now common, 27" has not been
>mainstream for a long time, and it's often seen on hybrids as well,
>but the largest manufacturer of tandems in the UK, who also make
>tourers, have gone over almost exclusively to 559.
>
>This is not to disagree, merely to note in passing.

It's really hard to ignore the wide variety of tires and wheels
available in 559; I suspect that the preponderance of choices is
driving that change more than anything else. This is yet another
example of how things can change in unexpected ways; thirty years ago,
I recall that the prevailing opinion was that the 26" balloon tire was
a dinosaur which would soon completely vanish from the marketplace
except for a cheap examples on a few low-end kids' bikes. Time
passed, Gary Fisher and his cohorts breathed new life into the size,
and the market changed to match the new demand.
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