Bo11 Weevil (done)

Wildcat · Jul 30, 2016

Here's my entry. There's a lot more suggested in the build thread, but this is how it will remain.
It's a Patria frame (made in the Philippines) with new everything else. A klunker with apes.

SRAM 2 speed Automatix with coaster brake.

The build thread:

http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/bo11-weevil.98310/

Fv2 · Jul 30, 2016

I'd say without easy or affordable access to the parts you'd like to have, you built a cool klunker.
Well done.

OddJob · Jul 30, 2016

Really like the chrome parts with the patina paint, nice mix of old and new. Great use of the SRAM Automatix hub, first I've seen on this site. Let me know how that works, I'd like to try it in the future. I've read where the first gear is basically your single speed gear, and then it 'gears up' at around 11-12 mph. Be interesting to see how you like it. Rat on! :thumbsup:

Wildcat · Jul 30, 2016

There's another bike in the build off using the Automatix. Look for a bike with a ton of votes and that'll be it.

It's centrifugal, when the hub hits a certain rpm, the weights fly outward and catch second gear. When it slows, they drop back in and you're in low. Depending how you geared the bike, first could be a normal gear, but this bike has a smaller chain wheel (40), so I have a low gear and normal. Same speed at the shift, about 10-12 mph, but different cadence. I've ridden this auto shift hub and the old kickbacks too. I like how I'm always in low to start with this, but also like to choose when I shift like a kickback, so it's a tossup. Definitely better than a one speed, and no cables or shifter.