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Re: Houdaille Powercam: anyone else still riding one?

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by: DAVID HEWLETT - Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:02 UTC

On Sunday, August 18, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Tim Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Aug 96 23:31:25 -0500, Jim Papadopoulos
> <bicyc...@delphi.com> wrote:
> >How does the feel compare to Biopace?
> It's like nothing else you've ever experienced on a bicycle. It feels
> more like stair climbing than bike riding. I borrowed a friend's bike
> with this on it once (early 80s), and took it on a long ride.
> Fortunately, the cam mechanism failed halfway through the ride, and I
> was able to set it to regular action.
> An interesting experience; one I would not want to repeat. Nothing at
> all like Biopace, which to me doesn't really feel all that different
> from regular chainrings.
I ride a powercam . took some adjustment to get it right. I have alway been a pusher. Like very mush.

One Bell System - it works.

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