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Here’s the Purple Phaze thread.

Geared 36

For the past 8 months one of my fabrication projects has been a geared 36". Today I finally completed the first version and took it for a short spin. The 150 cranks seem fine with the 1:1.5 ratio. I used a double 22/18 cog reduction, with a std. 3/32" chain. The hub is a PW track hub & cog. The jackshaft is a couple of track hubs cut & just the cog portions welded together. Adjustment via dropouts & std. chain tensioners. The basic frame was brazed up by Rick Hunter per my “V” design, and…