Subject: RE: 1st Ride!
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Mar 9, 2005, 8:20 AM
Post ID: 1718516494
Hi Bruce,
If you have a 5 speed transmission and the linkage is hooked up
properly, then it sounds like you have a race-type selector drum
installed in the transmission. With this set up, you would have the
pattern you describe - this is a pretty rare set-up (to my knowledge)
and would be quite desireable by some.
Bruce Giller wrote:
My Eldo has just the opposite shift pattern using the heel-toe shifter. To upshift, press the toe end down; to downshift, press the heel down. Does this mean I've got some non-standard parts on the bike? Bruce '72 Eldo -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bender [mailto:gr-@thisoldtractor.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:23 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: 1st Ride! The standard shift pattern since the mid 70's has been 1 down and the rest up. When you have a heel-toe shifter, this means that you press the toe end down to down-shift and press the heel end down to up-shift. It does take some getting used to. |
Regards,
Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
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