Hauling the tonnage - My Sick Bike Parts Shift Kit

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I'm just using an ordinary 8 speed casette hub with custo sprocket ratios made out of a number of different casettes.
The largest rear sprocket is a 36T and smallest is 11T.
I am using a 9 speed chain on 8 speed sprockets to give more lateral clearance between adjacent sprockets when the larger diameter sprockets flex under heavy load. Works well and KMC 9 speed chain lasts just as long as 8 speed chain.
From memory my rear wheel ratios are: 36, 30, 25, 21, 18, 15, 13, 11

So you have a 2x8? But really more like a 2x7 since that 11t wouldn't be very useful other than to gather a lot of down hill speed.

The non redundant sequential method you could use would be:

1(1-4)
2(4-7)

For 8 sequential non redundant gear ratios.

As for the flexing on the cogs, have you tried riveting them together?

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I hope you're in an area where your government isn't giving you a hard time about riding your bike

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

We was worried about you!!! Welcome back!!! So many posts that needed you in there. You made Jerry pick up the slack!!! Lol. Now we have two drive line experts!! Yay!! How the heck have ya been?

David Staton no longer makes shift kits and I once talked with Pablo about multiple chainrings on shift kits. He said it'd be to expensive and not practical to use.

With this I disagree. Multiple chainrings can really widen the reduction range and make a lot more possibilities feasible for smaller engines.

 

[Karl Snarl]

David Staton no longer makes shift kits and I once talked with Pablo about multiple chainrings on shift kits. He said it'd be to expensive and not practical to use.

With this I disagree. Multiple chainrings can really widen the reduction range and make a lot more possibilities feasible for smaller engines.

For guys like me that like the real trails, but have to ride to get there, a wide spread is a must. I need a low low gear to pull me up steep muddy embankments and I need enough speed to safely traverse cager lands. A wide spread is a must. Fabians video at the start of the post is what made me buy my first jack shaft kit from SBP. I seen him hauling a whole convey, and knew thats the ticket for trails and street for me.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

For guys like me that like the real trails, but have to ride to get there, a wide spread is a must. I need a low low gear to pull me up steep muddy embankments and I need enough speed to safely traverse cager lands. A wide spread is a must. Fabians video at the start of the post is what made me buy my first jack shaft kit from SBP. I seen him hauling a whole convey, and knew thats the ticket for trails and street for me.

One might could talk David Staton into building them a shift kit if he has the time. Seems to be his response these days. If he did build you one of his you'd have to have a pull start on the engine.

I'm going to contact Don Gru-Bee about this same thing and advise upgrading the freewheel in his shift kit.

 

[Karl Snarl]

One might could talk David Staton into building them a shift kit if he has the time. Seems to be his response these days. If he did build you one of his you'd have to have a pull start on the engine.

I'm going to contact Don Gru-Bee about this same thing and advise upgrading the freewheel in his shift kit.

I'm fine with a pull start. All I'm worried about on that bike is versatility. Don't even care how it looks, usually covered in mud and grass anyway. Plus the frames been welded so many times its half scrap metal. Lol. Do you have an email for him you can share or is it easier to call him? The Staton drive is interesting. I've seen a few on here, always wanted to check on out.

 

[DieselTech]

Damn you guys, you are bound & determined to make me spend my money on a shift kit. I want 1 bad for my 142f huasheng. They look so sweet, I'm just lost when it comes to shift kits & what's needed to do it. If I could see 1 or have a hands on session with 1 I could figure it out, Lol at expense of my wallet.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Damn you guys, you are bound & determined to make me spend my money

Oh, thats OK...my wallet just needs a coroners autopsy and a mortician...These things just suck out all the life out of your wallet...lol...DAMIEN

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I'm fine with a pull start. All I'm worried about on that bike is versatility. Don't even care how it looks, usually covered in mud and grass anyway. Plus the frames been welded so many times its half scrap metal. Lol. Do you have an email for him you can share or is it easier to call him? The Staton drive is interesting. I've seen a few on here, always wanted to check on out.

I generally call David Staton. However his website has a contact e-mail.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

Damn you guys, you are bound & determined to make me spend my money on a shift kit. I want 1 bad for my 142f huasheng. They look so sweet, I'm just lost when it comes to shift kits & what's needed to do it. If I could see 1 or have a hands on session with 1 I could figure it out, Lol at expense of my wallet.

Unless you need a really wide range; a SBP shift kit with a 5 speed IGH would work very nicely.