Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Cruiser to 3-speed

I had a pile of parts left over from rebuilding bikes for the homeless.
A set of 26x1-3/8 rims and tires, a 3-speed set.
Frame that was a cruiser.
Brakes, cables, etc.

Update:
This bike has been donated to the "New Hope Community Center" to be donated to a homeless person.  On Jan/31/2018 it was gone.


Starter Bike after the conversion. It had the standard balloon rims and tires.

I added:
Old rims and tires, 3-speed stuff which includes the grip-shifter, seat, brakes with cables and levers,


















Since this bike has no cable stop for the rear 3-speed hub, I mounted an excess adjuster and clamped it permanently to the chain guard. This works great, tested by me.
After centering the "N" in the hub, all three speeds work as designed.

















Backside of that cable stop.


















Ding-ding
The original 3-speed shifter L-N-H. It works like any other grip-shifter.

















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