Mickeyspinn
rBotM Winner
Later I'll get mine down off the wall and see if I can make a little video.....when you see the speed and positivty of gear change your gonna go nuts.
It's epic good.
It's epic good.
Hehe...I thought I'd let you figure that one out.Simplex - is that some sort of French humour us Brits don't quite get?
@vcballbat - that exploded diagram in English - do you know the date of it by any chance?
@Mickeyspinn - Right - now we are getting somewhere:
Rear spacing is 118.3 mm
Chain is indeed 3/32" or 1 ½ x 1/16" according to my vernier.
I've even gone to the trouble to rummage in the attic for an old Shimano 6 speed freewheel and IG40 chain - it all looks pretty much the same widths and would all mesh in. Measuring the mech travel is tricky and gave up. First, I've only just frigging noticed the whole contraption works the opposite way - push lever forward and you go into a low gear / big sprocket Second, noticed the top pulley wheel as a lot of side to side slop Third, that's really messed up my idea of using this with a pair of 8 speed STIs and trying to modify the indexing (or two clicks = one sprocket).
So, next time I'm at the charity shop, I'm getting some (any) 700c wheels with a 5 speed freewheel and something with the right OLN just to try it. I'm leaving it all there, not dismantling any more just to see how / if all this funky business works as is.
I'm going to the Inn - I'm close to calling on @M_Chavez to send over wooden planks and end this madness.