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Bike advocacy organization designs bicycle shift lever from scrap aluminium
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Sue Knaup of One Street, a US bicycle advocacy org, has created a robust shift lever & is seeking $10,000 on Kickstarter
Sue Knaup, executive director of bicycle advocacy organisation One Street of Arizona, is seeking crowdfunding support on Kickstarter.com for her robust, repairable shift lever. A former bike shop owner, Knaup said: "I designed this bicycle shift lever after countless complaints from our partner organisations in all parts of the world. Programs that provide bicycles to people who need them for transportation, hauling goods and carrying their children can no longer find shift levers that hold up to hard use. They can choose from ridiculously complex and expensive shifters that are usually integrated with the brake lever or cheap shifters made of plastic and pot metal. Both types wear out within months of daily use and cannot be repaired."
Four of the shifter’s six parts are standard items: a bolt, a nut, a hose clamp and a bottle cap. The other two parts will be cast from scrap aluminium. The shift lever works on both the left and right sides and is compatible with all gear ranges, front and rear.
Crowdfunding is needed for the casting molds and production expenses.
Sue Knaup, executive director of bicycle advocacy organisation One Street of Arizona, is seeking crowdfunding support on Kickstarter.com for her robust, repairable shift lever. A former bike shop owner, Knaup said: "I designed this bicycle shift lever after countless complaints from our partner organisations in all parts of the world. Programs that provide bicycles to people who need them for transportation, hauling goods and carrying their children can no longer find shift levers that hold up to hard use. They can choose from ridiculously complex and expensive shifters that are usually integrated with the brake lever or cheap shifters made of plastic and pot metal. Both types wear out within months of daily use and cannot be repaired."
Four of the shifter’s six parts are standard items: a bolt, a nut, a hose clamp and a bottle cap. The other two parts will be cast from scrap aluminium. The shift lever works on both the left and right sides and is compatible with all gear ranges, front and rear.
Crowdfunding is needed for the casting molds and production expenses.
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