Autobike

 A few days ago my father-in-law called me up and asked if i could check over a couple bikes he just bought on a garage sale.  Of course I said yes.  When he got to my house, he procedded to tell me that one of these bikes shifts by its self..  I looked at him and said "what?"  I took it for a test drive,  and this is how i understand that it works.   Basically the faster your wheels spin,  the more it will shift,  with the helps of weighs on the spokes.   It works really well,  better than i imagined!  I still have yet to do more research on this bike but i had to post about it,  because it was different.

Keep on Biking!!!

Getting ready!

Ive been getting ready to mount my 2 stroke engine.   Im planning on putting it onto my Kent street bike.   Ive been waiting for the chain tensioner wheel to come in the mail.   The tracking hasn't been real accurate,  so I'm just hoping it comes before Saturday.  My project for tomorrow is taking the gear off of my old hub.   I might use this hub, once I remove the spokes, to rebuild the orange bikes rear wheel.   I will keep updating as I go on.

These two spokes got ripped out of the rim from the last chain tensioner wheel that went through it... 

I will post when the tensioner wheel comes in the mail.   Have a great day!

Keep on Biking!

A Little Cracked Up...

A few days ago I was biking home on my orange single speed(1940s solid steel frame), from doing errends uptown.   I got to the top of a hill just before my apartment.  I was pedaling so good so I could coast all the way down,  when all of a sudden my back wheel locked up...   I got off and looked at it,  just saw that the back wheel had shifted in the drop out,  didnt think much of it. 

After hauling the bike home 4 block on my shoulders,  and sitting for 3 days, I looked closer at the hub and saw that it had completely shifted,  wrecking a bearing the bearing cup. I also realized that the hub has a large crack!  I didnt see it when it first happened because, i was only now able to rotate the wheel.   I could probubly still use the hub,  but it wont last long...   I might rebuild it later on down the road,  but for now,  ill just be taking it apart to see the rest of the damage.   In my next post ill detail what happened inside the hub,  and the conclusion on what made this happen.   Thanks for reading,  dont forget to follow me!

Keep on Biking!

Im back!

Im back after many years of being away from bicycles.  I have some work to do, but i will start posting again. If you have any questions or story ideas. Email me at: bemidjiyehudamoon@gmail.com.
I hope to see you later!