tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post238356223434070384..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: Peter Meilstrup's 4-speed Retro-Direct BicycleKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-78640185496693209312009-02-16T08:05:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:05:00.000-08:00Retro-direct bikes are pretty darn fun to ride. Yo...Retro-direct bikes are pretty darn fun to ride. You have to keep an eye on the left pedal, it has a tendency to unscrew when you do a lot of backwards pedaling.<BR/><BR/>It feels different and you are working muscles a bit differently. I feel it more in my butt. I was telling my wife if we made an infomercial and called it the "bun-sculpter" we'd make a fortune!<BR/><BR/>KentKent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-45136610860619249052009-02-16T07:01:00.000-08:002009-02-16T07:01:00.000-08:00Thanks - all is sort-of clear now, though my brain...Thanks - all is sort-of clear now, though my brain is still hurting a little!<BR/><BR/>I'm fairly sure I'd never want to . . . but what are Retro Direct drives like to ride?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-18999465903472509772009-02-16T06:25:00.000-08:002009-02-16T06:25:00.000-08:00Karl and gob,You must be new around here! Use the ...Karl and gob,<BR/><BR/>You must be new around here! Use the search function on this blog or Google for the phrase "Retro-direct" and you'll see what's going on. <BR/><BR/>Previous posts here show how to build a two-speed retro-direct, Peter's bike adds a front derailleur. Don't knock a bike that you can make go forward by pedaling backwards until you've tried one.<BR/><BR/>KentKent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-89778058357380380232009-02-16T05:01:00.000-08:002009-02-16T05:01:00.000-08:00How do you figure there's 4 gears? Isn't the secon...How do you figure there's 4 gears? Isn't the second freewheel essentially the top pulley of his "rear derailer"/ chain tensioner? <BR/><BR/>The whole mess is a solution in search of a problem. If he really wanted a bike with limited gear ratios, there are far cleaner, simpler, and lighter solutions than this ugly heavy mess. Why do people insist upon reinventing the bicycle? If you want a 2 speed that bad, wouldn't it have been easiest to use a standard rear rederailer on a single cog as the chain tensioner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-70185291709111253532009-02-16T03:21:00.000-08:002009-02-16T03:21:00.000-08:00Tilt!I'm fairly mechanically minded, but I don't u...Tilt!<BR/><BR/>I'm fairly mechanically minded, but I don't understand that drive train at all. Anyone got a simple explanation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-65097618644134633952009-02-10T08:08:00.000-08:002009-02-10T08:08:00.000-08:00Velocio would be so proud!Velocio would be so proud!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com