Does anyone remember a build a couple of years ago that incorporated one of the automagically shifting Shimano units from a Trek Lime?
I can't find it anywhere.
I can't find it anywhere.
Need help finding the build that used the Shimano automatic shifter from a Trek Lime?
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It would have had hubs like this (without the green) and they modified an old bike to accept the drivetrain, computer and wires.
Thanks, I picked up a Lime today and I am searching for the build thread that used the drive train on an older bike. I remember that there were some great details on how they made it all work together. It's not as simple as bolting it up to another frame.
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Don't know what I'm doing, gonna do it anyway.
Do you remember if it was a build or a build off build? I looked through the builds going back to the beginning, but don't remember seeing anything autoshift.
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It's hell getting old. Had a bit of CRS there but I found it. Don't know why none of my searches weren't finding it.
It was @Walker 's Thorn build from the 2015 Winter Build Off
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/wbo-thorn-ok-really-now-its-done-pics.89305/
I knew it was in a build off. Let us know how you like the shifting, and if it's adjustable.
The reason why I was trying to track this build down it that I picked up a ladies Trek Lime today. I am reviewing Walker's build to see how he worked through the quirks of of moving this drivetrain to an old frame.
This is a coaster brake hub, but no normal brake arm. Instead it looks like some sort of brake bracket bolts to the dropout.
This video describes how this system works.
Three speed. It may be possible to make it a manual shift, but if your gonna do that you might as well use a normal Nexus 3 hub.
I'm glad you found your thread; i was about to chime in and say that i thought the bike in question got the drivetrain from a Fuji donor bike, rather than a Trek.... but you already figured that out.
The good news is, at least now you know exactly what you'd misremembered, and why your searches weren't working....
The good news is, at least now you know exactly what you'd misremembered, and why your searches weren't working....
