MarkKBike
Finally riding a big boys bike
I had two Schwinn's road bikes in project condition. One was a female framed Schwinn with this interesting FFS Free wheel Crank Set and drive train, the other was a male Schwinn with a few more problems. I decided to combine the two non-working bikes into one.
I understand that most cyclists do not consider the Shimano Front Freewheel FFS, Crank System as a desirable component. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_freewheel . Sheldon Brown states on his website states "That Shimano tried to fix a problem that did not exist". In short the FFS crank has a free wheel that allows the cranks chain rings to spin along with the rear wheel, as opposed to a free wheel in the rear cog). This means that the chain is always spinning along with the rear wheel, and it allows you to shift gears without peddling.
I added this crank and drive train to the male frame, and chopped the drop bars off into bull horns. I plan to add triathlon style break levers to the end of the bull horns.
It's just something a little different and even though many cyclists did not think this system was desirable when it came out in the 70's, it should be fun to play around with a different drive-train technology. I think the end result will be a cheap enjoyable 5 speed project that strays outside the norm. It should be a fun bike to ride around town.
I understand that most cyclists do not consider the Shimano Front Freewheel FFS, Crank System as a desirable component. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_freewheel . Sheldon Brown states on his website states "That Shimano tried to fix a problem that did not exist". In short the FFS crank has a free wheel that allows the cranks chain rings to spin along with the rear wheel, as opposed to a free wheel in the rear cog). This means that the chain is always spinning along with the rear wheel, and it allows you to shift gears without peddling.
I added this crank and drive train to the male frame, and chopped the drop bars off into bull horns. I plan to add triathlon style break levers to the end of the bull horns.
It's just something a little different and even though many cyclists did not think this system was desirable when it came out in the 70's, it should be fun to play around with a different drive-train technology. I think the end result will be a cheap enjoyable 5 speed project that strays outside the norm. It should be a fun bike to ride around town.
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