At 6/7/2006 06:17 PM -0400, FujiFish1@aol.com wrote:
>Or, Ebay item number 8819334432
>
>Please look at the photo showing the bottom bracket of this Dutch bike
>(Schauff?) that just sold on German Ebay. Note the rear der. cable
>guide is brazed
>on top of the b.b., while the front is brazed below. I haven't seen this
>before ... is it done on any other bikes elsewhere? Was it an
>intended design and
>why, or was it perhaps a repair job? Just curious...
IMHO the top of the BB is the best place to route the rear cable and the bottom the best place for the front. Can't imagine why I've not seen it before, and a little embarrassed I'd never thought to do it when I was building non-recumbents.
Bravo for thinking outside the box.
Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com