Kinetics – the blog…

Rohloff S&S Bike, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

Started off with a Surly Long Haul Trucker frame, chopped it to fit the S&S couplings, replaced the rear dropouts with sliding Rohloff-compatible ones, then built it up like this…

The BBC reports on the rise of the Mamils – Middle-Aged Men In Lycra:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10965608

I’ve never been a big fan of lycra, really- partly because it seems too much effort to get specially dressed up to ride a bike, partly because when I do wear lycra I look like a beanpole in shrinkwrap…

A freebie from Shimano – a little widget for testing hub dynamos! I’m so easily entertained…

Rohloff QR cable stop, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

Problem: On an S&S equipped bike, how do you separate the Rohloff cables neatly?

Solution: Make a custom quick release cable stop which unclips at the push of a button.

So you just undo the two bayonet cable splitters at the back hub, unclip this, and the cable can uncoil and stay attached to the front half of the bike…

I’m afraid I can’t remember who built this – it was in the inventor’s area at an IFMA bike show a few years ago. just found it on an old memory card

Rohloff stem mount shifter for drop bars, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

A little bit of machining required, but I think this is the best way to fit a Rohloff shifter to something with drop bars – looks tidy, and you can operate it peppergrinder-style with either hand…

The Beast…, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

An Alleweder towing a Carry Freedom Elephant trailer, carrying a Hase
Pino recumbent tandem, and a HPVelotechnik Scorpion recumbent trike.

This lot is going to the Bishopbriggs Cycle Festival tomorrow -my legs
are going to die

Bishopbriggs Cycle Festival, 2-5pm, Etive Park next to Menteith Ave.,
Bishopbriggs.

This pedalpowered sportscar is very clever…

Cotic Roadrat with Alfine, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

Today’s project: A Cotic Roadrat converted to Shimano Alfine 8-speed, with a widget to use STI shifters…

I’m back at the shop from today – though with four hours sleep per night, I’m a bit dopey so please speak slowly

For the moment, I’m back to the usual 10am to 5pm hours – might need to change this a bit, but I’ll see how things go. This is the only gratuitous baby picture I’ll inflict on you:

Well, until I need promotional pictures of trailers or Like-A-Bikes or something