THE 'JANI-CYCLE' Retro-Direct 2 speed bike build

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'Jani-Cycle' A dear friend forever was clearing out her garage and thought of me thinking I could do something with this bike that had no wheels. At first I was going to make a bigger swing bike, but realized this set-up just fit better in every way. Retro-direct shifter less 2 speed bicycle. pedaling backwards is first gear then to shift into second gear just pedal in the opposite direction. Very smooth & trouble free set up that never needs adjusting. Turned out better than expected.the worst thing about it is I put out almost $6 into it (when having a thousand bike parts I hate having to pay anything at all- YES, I'm not willing to part with a penny in cases like this)
So thanks a million Janice! kept my mind on much better things than If I didnt have this fun cool and definitely different project. Heres your new bike that most people have never knew existed. If you dont want it back cluttering your garage, you know wher it is anytime you want it, but you have to give it a whirl. Its really fun. BTW, if I remember this correctly, this gearing idea was patented in 1869 by some French guy. Keep in mind, when patented it was back when Bicycles were the cutting edge technology that was all the rage everywhere at the time. 'Old School Awesomeness'

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@breathestrongcycling3672 6 жыл бұрын

don't forget to loctite the pedals! mine unscrewed and wrecked the crank arm.

@mistermaleebs3916 6 жыл бұрын

breathestrongcycling Absolutely! Yes, i learned why you want the pedals to have loctite and torqued a little extra the hard way.... Great tip, thanks!

@bicycle_expert09 2 жыл бұрын

nice

@barbrcuejoe 5 жыл бұрын

I suggest that you reverse the two gears so that when you pedal forward you are in low gear. When starting from a dead stop, you need the higher torque provided by the low gear. It is more natural to pedal forward, which is your instinctive motion. Also, if you have to stand up on the pedals, you want to be pedaling forward. Once you are up to speed, you can begin to pedal backward to get the benefit of high gear. It will be easier to go fast pedaling backward. You don't have to believe my analysis, but you do have to try it for yourself to see which of the two arrangements works best. In point of fact, you don't have to change anything on the rear hub; you can achieve the alternate configuration by merely rerouting the chain.

@klausbrinck2137 4 жыл бұрын

If going uphill, the seat is further back related to the crank (bike is tilted backwards due to the incline), so, it is ideal for back-pedaling. Additionally, when launching (forwards, heavy), one can also "stand" with the full bodyweight, usually on the left crank, to gain some respectable momentum, that´s fairly easy, it´s only half a rotation, and one exploits the full bodyweight, since he´s standing upright anyway (example: trafficlights). Then one can proceed pedaling backwards (light), and use the full physiological potential when wanting high speeds, by pedaling forwards. So, one can pedal backwards (light) when uphill, cause this´s the only situation where backwards feels similar physiological as forwards (since bike is slightly tilted backwards). Anyway your theory is also true, one has to try out both! In Germany, a bike is an everyday-item, so, I tend to think practically, but still, I´d have to try the different solutions out... I always think that speeding is 80% of the time, while launching/uphills just 20%, and your way means backwards-pedaling 80% of the time...!