From my experience of building a high handlebar chopper, I learned the value of giant rear tire / skinny front tire. The problem, I discovered, is that the eye perceives the skinny tire as having a smaller diameter, compared to the fat tire. Optical illusion, and not the way I want it. I could visualize [more…]
When at speed, then re-accelerating, certain numbered gears would slip. Fearing damage, I got to researching right away. I read that the pawls could stick if slightly wrong grease was used during a rebuild. Trying to avoid a rebuild, like the 3 times I changed the tire without removing the wheel (you know why), I [more…]
The roller brake on an internal geared 7 speed Shimano Nexus IGH hub is heavy. Works pretty good though. Does require some maintenance, the outside nut had become uncomfortably loose. Over its life the brake had heated so much that it caused damage to the nearby graphics and cooked the grease inside [more…]
