Finally got the first of my two Dutch Gazelles rollin after building the wheels early in the winter... This was more a renaissance project (than a pure restoration). These bikes were trade-ins at a nearby LBS, and somehow found there way to my garage (after being passed around to a few people who didn't have the time to work on these). I jumped at the opportunity, figuring I could make them more rideable by adding gears.
I first looked at the wheels... They were beautiful Gazelle rims with Sachs Torpedo hubs (coaster brake)... awesome, bomb-proof wheels. But it was still a single speed coaster... I laced Sturmey Archer drum hubs (3 speed in the rear, dynamo in the front) to Rigida Sputnik rims. I traded the stock grip shifter for a 3-speed SA thumbie. The chaincase took some special trimming of the rear section, and removal of the sprocket cover, revealing beautiful leaping gazelles!!! I also swapped bars to accommodate some full size grips and large brake levers. I really like the end result... It rides beautifully... Next, I plan to do the same with the matching man's bike. - http://tinyurl.com/DutchGazelleSportLuxe Peace, BB On Apr 17, 4:32 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2011-04-17 at 11:48 -0700, Minh wrote: > > I'd be slow to damn all freewheels because of this. The ird ones have > > a bad rep. And it's too bad it is still happening ihqve one and still > > seeing these reports are making me nervous. > > No, there /used to be/ many absolutely wonderful freewheels. Shimano > Dura Ace. Sun Tour New Winner. They were fantastic. But, alas, they > are gone and we shall not see their like again. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
