Lee Diamond's Comments

Happy Birthday! You share this special day with my sister and one of my best friends.

No worries Papa! ;-) Had a great time! ;-)

Hi Lee, that message disappeared when I accepted the friend request. Sounds like perhaps you saw the Schwinn on CL? With the long Shimano brake. That thing worked really well. I'd give up a lot to be able to get more of them.

Great Ride and thanks for the after party at Janiks! ;-) Great stuff! ;-)

Lee, things are good. I hope to make it out this Sat., and may be driving (time constraints on the evening) from Bucktown?WP nbrhd. If anyone needs a ride (with or without their bike) please put him/her/them in touch with me.

I figured that group was a good place for it...

Something about that guy annoys me.

Lee, you set the bar. Your preparedness is perfect and your tours worth paying for.

All of the homes (except 1 or 2) S. Millard between Ogden and 16th have Romanesque pillars on their porches and almost all have extensive carved and/or molded decorations on their greystone fronts. I've seen similar homes here and there in Lawndale and other parts of the South side, but I haven't noticed so many very similar homes in a two block stretch anywhere else on the south side.

Hi, Lee! I didn't even see your wall post till now. Thanks for saying hey. Jerry has been limiting his cycling distances since he was hobbled by chronic tendinitis in his hamstring, and I've been racing this summer, so we haven't had time to get to any of the neighborhood tours. Ironically enough, once the weather gets crappy we'll probably start getting out more on organized rides.

http://www.thechainlink.org/photo/albums/lincoln-square-tour-083009

Thanks for the note, Lee. Hello from Washburn, WI. Take care and I hope to see you soon.

you got ins at pitchfork?? i'm dying to see the flaming lips that sunday.

Nice meeting you Lee! "Ride like the Devil" was fun ... love what you are doing for the chicago cycling community.

Austin Bike Tour was great.We had over 100 people show up. I would like to organize something on a monthly basics and try to engage more African American to ride there bikes!

Thanks for Tour of Austin, it was great fun, wish we could have stayed on for the rest. We did have a nice ride back west to Elmhurst instead.

Nice job with the tour of Austin. What a blast.

hey lee,
i am going to look into the commercial stain remover you recommended for rust removal on my dunelt. just picked it up from boulevard yesterday post-tune-up (much needed) and they did a really nice job of cleaning it up, so i was spared some trouble...
thanks & hope all is well!

Here's the 3speed Hub info you wanted from the great Prophet Sheldon!

How A 3-Speed Works

Internal-geared hubs work on the principle of "planetary gearing."

The basic 3-speed hubs have a single "sun" gear solidly attached to the middle of the axle. A set of 3 or 4 identical "planet" gears mesh with and revolve around the "sun" gear. The "planet" gears are surrounded by (and mesh with) an inside-out "gear ring".

As the planet gears, attached to a part called a "planet cage" revolve, the gear ring revoles 4 times for every 3 times the planet cage goes around. (Some models have different ratios.)

* Low Gear has the sprocket driving the gear ring, while the planet cage drives the hub. Thus, the wheel turns 3 times for every 4 revolutions of the sprocket, lowering the gear by 25%.

* Middle Gear has the sprocket still driving the gear ring, but has the gear ring drive the hub. Thus, the drive is direct. Although the internal gears are always rotating when the sprocket is in motion, they don't have any effect on the drive in middle gear.

* High Gear shifts the sprocket's drive to the planet cage, while the gear ring continues to drive the hub shell. Thus, the hub turns around 4 times for every 3 sprocket revolutions, giving a 33% gear increase.

There is a more detailed explanation of this on the Sturmey-Archer Website, from which I lifted the image above. Also more info on adjusting the hubs here.