Analog stuff, mostly
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It seems I prefer to be off the computer as much as I can. I think that
this year I have spent more time using the gramophone than doing
something interesting on the computer.
We now have a bit complicated situation at work so I'm trying not to
open e-mail at home and rather keeping the computer off as much has
possible,
I also have renovated a 1963 Moulton bike [1]. The frame is the 1963
one (so a very early one) and it have arrived painted to resemble the
John Woodburn's [2] machine from the Carditt to London record-breaking
ride. The bike came to me as a frame only so I added dropbars, a saddle
and other needed things to make it look "sporty". The front wheel is an
original Moulton one (however from a different bike) but the rear wheel
was modernised to incorporate the moders Sturmey-Archer S2C hub gear
(the original Woodburn's machine had a 4-speed Sturmey-Archer hub).
The main problem was the chainset as the previous owner somewhat added
the Shimano Octalink V1 bottom bracket (I thing he must modified the
frame). So I have had to buy a compatible chainset (the Octalink V1 is
not produced for ages so it wasn't easy nor cheap and I had some issues
with adjustment).
The result, however, is not that bad [3]: the machine looks to be
sporty, is about 13 kg (including the lights and the bag) and has
2 speeds (the S2C is 2-speed hub where speeds are changed by
back-pedalling) - 64" and 88". While I would like a bit lower gearing
for local hills this is what I was able to get with available parts.
References:
[1]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/Moulton%20Bicycle
[2]
gopher://gopherpedia.com/0/John%20Woodburn%20%28cyclist%29
[3]
https://flic.kr/p/2pyRgaU
