Re: Worst Touring Bike?

PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:03:19 -0700
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Correction acknowledged. Part of the shifting problem was probably due
to what must inevitably have been a very imperfect hack of attaching a
rd of any sort to a roadster frame with what are essentially track
ends and a very narrow OL width.

> I read that article. =A0Her bike was actually outfitted with a 5-speed
> freewheel and derailer. =A0The reason it's referred to as a 3-speed was
> because the quality of the Indian derailer was so poor that it would
> only reliably shift across 3 cogs. =A0She could select which 3 cogs by
> adjusting the high and low limit screws.
>
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Patrick Moore
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