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1999 Lever Drive Bike

A bike designed for a person that could not be pedal a standard bike.

Frame:
A stock frame is modified to take on a second BB. See below for more details.

Fork/Headset:
Factory mounted standard

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
A bottom bracket was cut out and placed on to the frame to allow the lever drive assembly to be mounted. A spring is mounted on the upper section to help the arm return to the starting postion.

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
3 speed hub. The right hand side used a chain attachment point that allows the modified chain to be pulled when the left pedal assembly is pushed down. A door return cylinder is used to pull the chain back to it's original postion so the cycle of the chain pull be reset.

Derailleurs/Shifters:
A thumb shifter to shift the 3 speed chain shifter.

Handlebars/Stem:
Factory standard was replaced by a BMX design.

Brakes:
Side pull

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
26" by 1 3/8th"

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
26" by 1 3/8th"

More Info:
The owner of the bike had an injury that affected there ability to pedal bike so I modified the owners bike to allow the continued use. It worked well for me with some limitations. The weak spot on the bike was foot support design. I did not really hear any feedback on this project after returning it to the owner.

Added by stevbike. Last updated almost 12 years ago.

As of almost 12 years ago, stevbike has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

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