Kinetics – the blog…

Another cyclist was killed in London a few days ago, at a notorious dangerous junction – there’s a petition to get the junction made safer for cyclists:

http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/save-cyclists-lives.html

Please sign it…

Performance…

Don’t know what to say about this, except it’s brilliant

Packed Scorpion fs, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

The box says Birdy, but there’s actually a complete Scorpion fs
recumbent trike in there – a bit of dismantling needed, but nothing
serious

Fun with a lathe…, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

Another tricky project – genuine Windcheetah front hubs are very hard to find, so for a trade-in Speedy I modified a Sturmey Archer drum to fit.

The Windcheetah is now on eBay – it doesn’t fit me

Drop-bar Moulton with Alfine, originally uploaded by Ben Cooper.

An interesting project – fitting the Alfine itself isn’t a big deal, getting it to work with a bar-end shifter is the trickier bit. The trick is to use a Travel Agent – a roller thingy designed to let road brake levers operate disc brakes.