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The gear drums DO need oil…

Today I spend most of the the day with the consequences of riding around with an  unoiled two speed gear for a while… During the way back from the Tour des Trois Vallees the oil pipe got clogged. Once I noticed the drums were already steaming hot and the damage was done. The expanding ring [...]

Modern oil pump on a Flyer

The only modification I did not carry out myself on my Scott is converting the Pilgrim pump to a modern throttle controlled oilpump. As I get a lot of questions about it I thought it would be a good idea to explain some things here. This is how the pump looks on the bike. It [...]