Post ALQcZy52PJc44xEfJ2 by tbessie@spinster.xyz
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(DIR) Post #ALOOFh7My4V8zWXkxc by nina@neenster.org
2022-07-11T20:01:37.067117Z
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I decided to swap the wheels from one long wheelbase recumbent to another. Hibiscus had the snazzy Phil Wood hubs, and I wanted to try them on Connie, my separable Tour Easy. Only after I sweated and strained and swore for an hour and a half, and got everything back together, and re-adjusted the brakes, did I realize Hibiscus has an 8-speed drivetrain while Connie’s is 9-speed. But get this - they both seem to work just fine swapped. Connie’s 9-speed indexed shifter still works with the 8-speed cassette, even though I assume it can’t possibly be consistent on a longer ride. It’s not like that wonky old bike shifted perfectly before anyway, but it doesn’t seem any worse now. How can that be?
(DIR) Post #ALP1zdqjLeTuO6f2ci by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2022-07-11T23:07:10Z
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@nina mmmmm that Phil Wood sound. I have one bike with PW hubs and sometimes I turn it upside down and spin the rear wheel just to listen to it.
(DIR) Post #ALP26b0uI3iLcTjkp6 by nina@neenster.org
2022-07-12T03:28:10.803994Z
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(DIR) Post #ALQcZy52PJc44xEfJ2 by tbessie@spinster.xyz
2022-07-12T16:33:06.633626Z
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@nina @smellsofbikes Which Phil Wood hubs are you using? I have Phil Wood touring hubs on one of my touring bikes (White Industries hubs on the other).My city bike also has White Industries hubs (tho' a different model); I was cycling through the Panhandle (SF) one night, and a cyclist who was riding nearby said "Hey, is that a White Industries [model name] on your bike?" He could identify the specific model by the way the hub sounded. I was impressed. 🙂
(DIR) Post #ALQcfW1jcbMyoKKsuu by nina@neenster.org
2022-07-12T21:52:37.174449Z
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I assume they’re touring hubs. Whatever they are, they are from the mid 1990’s.