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This complimentary CME educational activity is designed for all cardiology-focused physicians, nurses, NPs, academicians, pharmacists, researchers, investigators, and program directors managing, referring, and/or consulting on patients with atrial fibrillation, with a focus on stroke prevention. We welcome neurology-focused clinicians with a medical and educational needs in the fields of general cardiology, and other providers that are part of the multidisciplinary team caring for patients with these and related conditions, including:
Program Medium
Internet-based program
Method of Physician Participation Utilized in Learning Process
There are no fees for participating and receiving CME credit for this activity. During the period August 10, 2012 through August 10, 2014 participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures; 2) study the educational activity, and are expected to view all 146 segments totaling 5 hours and 37 minutes to successfully complete the activity and earn CME credit; 3) register and complete the evaluation form and post-test; 4) score 100% on the post-test; and 5) print out CME certificate
Estimated Time to Complete Educational Activity
6.0 hours
Course Overview
In this web-based program, physicians will learn how recent advances in basic and clinical research have helped to advance the understanding of treatment advances in stroke prevention in the setting of atrial fibrillation.
Release Date
August 10, 2012
Expiration Date
August 10, 2014
Participation in this iQ&A interactive Medical Intelligence Zone for Thrombosis Risk Reduction is complimentary, and clinicians are invited to view this CME-certified program and/or share this invitation with other colleagues, departmental staff members, and healthcare professionals.
Grantor Support
Supported by an educational grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer Partnership
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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education (UMMS-OCME) and CMEducation Resources, LLC. The UMMS-OCME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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The University of Massachusetts Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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It is the policy of the University of Massachusetts Medical School to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all activities. All faculty participating in CME activities sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School are required to present evidence-based data, identify and reference off-label product use and disclose all relevant financial relationships with those supporting the activity or others whose products or services are discussed. Faculty disclosure will be provided in the activity materials.
Program Faculty and Disclosure
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Program Chairman and Moderator
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, VTE Research Group
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
President, North American Thrombosis Forum (NATF)
Boston, Massachusetts
Advisor or consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, and sanofi-aventis.
Research support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development and sanofi-aventis
John Alexander, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, CV Research
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, NC
Research Support: Bristol Myers Squibb, Medtronic Japan, NIH, Portola Pharma, Regado Biosciences, Medicure, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Momenta Pharma, Schering Plough
Consulting / Honorarium: Adolor, Astra Zeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Medicure, NIH, Novartis, Pfizer
Dan Atar, MD, PhD
Department of Cardiology
Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal
Oslo, Norway
Speaker and Consultant: BMS/Pfizer, Bayer, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Merck, sanofi-aventis
Richard C. Becker, MD
Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine
Duke University
Director, Duke Cardiovascular Thrombosis Center
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, North Carolina
Grant/Research Support: Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer, Merck, Regado Biosciences
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Chief of Cardiology, VA Boston Healthcare System
Director, Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular
Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and the
VA Boston Healthcare System
Senior Investigator, TIMI Group
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Consultant: Arena, Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cardax, Cogentus, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Eisai, Glaxo Smith Kline, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Millennium, Otsuka, Paringenix, PDL, Philips, Portola, sanofi-aventis, Schering Plough, Takeda, The Medicines Company, Vertex.
Principal Investigator for several potentially related studies. His institution has received funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai, Ethicon, Heartscape, sanofi-aventis, The Medicines Company
Harry R. Büller, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Dept. of Vascular Medicine
Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nothing to disclose
Christopher Cannon, MD
Senior Investigator, TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Research Grants/Support: Accumetrics, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Intekrin Therapeutics, Merck, Takeda; Advisory Board: Alnylam, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi, Novartis; Honorarium for Development of Independent Educational Symposia: AstraZeneca, Pfizer; Clinical Advisor/Equity: Automedics Medical Systems.
Michael D. Ezekowitz, MD, PhD
Professor and Vice President
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Vice President, Clinical Research
Main Line Hospitals
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Advisor or Consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; ARYx Therapeutic; Pfizer Inc.; sanofi-aventis; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.
Grants/Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; ARYx Therapeutic; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Greg Flaker MD
Professor of Medicine
Wes and Simon Chair of Cardiovascular Research
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia, MO
Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim
Grant/Research Support: Boehringer-Ingelheim
Keith A. A. Fox, MB, ChB
Professor of Cardiology
Cardiovascular Research
Division of Medical & Radiological Science
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Advisor or consultant: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Eli Lilly and Company; sanofi-aventis
Speaker or a member of a speakers bureau: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Eli Lilly and Company; sanofi-aventis
Research Support: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Eli Lilly and Company; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bernard Gersh, MB, ChB, FRCP, DPhil
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic and Foundation
Rochester, Minnesota
Advisor or consultant: Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amorcyte, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Merck & Co., GE Healthcare, St. Jude Medical, Medispec LTD, Boston Scientific
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Director, North American Thrombosis Forum
Boston, MA
Advisor or consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, and sanofi-aventis.
Research support: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development and sanofi-aventis
Christopher B. Granger, MD
Professor of Medicine
Cardiac Care Unit; Co-Director
Cardiovascular Clinical Trials
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina
Advisor or Consultant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; GlaxoSmithKline; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; sanofi-aventis; The Medicines Company
Grants/Research Support: Astellas Pharma, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; GlaxoSmithKline; Eli Lilly and Company; Medtronic, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; sanofi-aventis; The Medicines Company
Jonathan L. Halperin, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Director, Clinical Cardiology Services
The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute
The Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, New York
Consultant: Astellas Pharma, U.S., Bayer HealthCare, Biotronik, Inc, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Daiichi-Sankyo Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Portola Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis
Stefan H. Hohnloser, MD
Director, Department of Clinical Electrophysiology
J. W. Goethe University
Frankfurt, Germany
Consultant: sanofi-aventis, Boehringer Ingelheim, St. Jude Medical, Cardiome Pharma Corp., ARYx Therapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Speaker/Speaker's Bureau: sanofi-aventis, Boehringer Ingelheim, St. Jude Medical, Cardiome Pharma Corp., ARYx Therapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Grant/Research Support: sanofi-aventis, St. Jude Medical
Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Boston University Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Advisory Boards: Bristol-Myers Squibb, sanofi-aventis, Boehringer-Ingelheim
Ajay Kakkar, MBBS, PhD, FRCS
Head of the Centre for Surgical Sciences
Barts and the London
Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
Thrombosis Research Institute
London, UK
Consultant: Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, sanofi-aventis, Boehringer-Ingelnheim, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Aryx
Grant/Research Support: Pfizer, Bristol-Myers, Squibb, sanofi0aventis, Boehringer-Ingelnheim, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai, Aryx
Peter R. Kowey, MD
W.W. Smith Chair and Chief of Cardiology
Main Line Health Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
Consultant: Daiichi-Sankyo, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Portola
Gregory Y.H. Lip, MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC
Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Haemostasis Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Unit
University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences
City Hospital
Birmingham, England
Advisor or consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Merck & Co., Inc.; Astellas Pharma, Inc.; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; BIOTRONIK, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Pfizer Inc
Speaker or a member of a speakers bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; sanofi-aventis; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Pfizer Inc.
Renato D. Lopes, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Federal University of São Paulo
Executive Director
Brazilian Clinical Research Institute
São Paulo, Brazil
Advisor or consultant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Received grants for clinical research from: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Duke University Health System
Faculty, Director, Clinical Events Classification (CEC) Group
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Durham, NC
Grant/Research Support: Abbott Laboratories; Amgen Inc.; Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol-Myers Squibb; CardioKinetix Inc.; Cierra, Inc.; Cordis Corporation; Edwards Lifesciences; Eli Lilly and Company; Genentech, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Guidant Corporation; Innocoll, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; KCI; Luitpold Pharmaceuticals; Medtronic, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; POZEN Inc.; Regado Biosciences; sanofi-aventis; Schering-Plough; The Medicines Company
Consultant: Adolor Corporation; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amgen Inc.; Argolyn Bioscience, Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals; Boehringer Ingelheim; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.; Duke University School of Medicine; Eli Lilly and Company; Elsevier B.V.; Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Guidant Corporation; Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis; Pfizer Inc.; Procter & Gamble; sanofi-aventis; Schering-Plough; Scios Inc
Gerald V. Naccarelli, MD
Bernard Trabin Chair in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute
Hershey, PA
Advisor or consultant: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Paracor; Transoma; Medtronic, Inc.; sanofi-aventis; CV Therapeutics; Cardiome Pharma Corp.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Xention; Astellas Pharma, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Biocritique.
Research Support: GlaxoSmithKline; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Boston Scientific; Medtronic, Inc.; sanofi-aventis.
Alexander G. G. Turpie, MD, FRCP, FACP, FACC, FRCPC
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
Department of Medicine
Hamilton Health Sciences-General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario
Consultant: Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Astellas
Speaker's Bureau: GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer Canada
Freek Verheugt, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology
Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Grant/Research Support: Bayer AG; Consultant/Honoraria: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer AG, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Pfizer Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Lars Wallentin, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiology
Director, Uppsala Clinical Research Center
University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
Grant/Research Support: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Schering-Plough Corporation
Jeffrey I. Weitz, MD FRCP, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
McMaster University
Canada Research Chair in Thrombosis
Heart and Stroke Foundation
J.F. Mustard Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Honoraria: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi-Sankyo, Takeda
Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, sanofi-aventis, The Medicines Company, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Daiichi-Sankyo, Takeda
Salim Yusuf, MD
Professor of Medicine
Population Health Research Institute
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Research support: sanofi-aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Consultant: sanofi-aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Speaker or speaker's bureau: sanofi-aventis, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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Lady Lions split games this week
The Bismarck Lady Lions softball team had an up and down week this week.
On Monday, they went on the road and blasted Prescott 14-3, but they fell to Benton Harmony Grove 4-2 in a game that was shortened to five innings because of lightning concerns on Tuesday.
In the Prescott game, the Lady Lions wasted little time asserting their dominance, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Prescott would answer in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead to 2-1.
From there it was all Bismarck.
For the full story, see Wednesday's Malvern Daily Record.

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text: Dr. King is extended an invitation to deliver the keynote address for the 70th birthday of E. Washington Rhodes, Publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune. The Philadelphia Tribune is one of the nation's oldest bi-weekly Negro newspapers and Rhodes is a well-known staunch advocate for justice. Bertha Nichols, Secretary-Treasurer of the newspaper, asks Dr. King to make a special address in honor of Rhodes.


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thought awhile before purchasing these, but decided to anyway. appearance on the truck is nice, as they are black and my truck is also. (was thinking of painting them chrome, but changed my mind.) they fit nice, were easy to put on. Hope they stay on I have AVS window deflectors and they have stayed on for 2+ i've had the truck. Thought they were a little overpriced for all they consist of. $30 would have been more like it. Overall, I've been pleased with all the items I've purchased.


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After seeing the R2-D2 Vacuum Cleaner that Agent-Spiff over at Deviant Art recently designed, most Star Wars geeks probably wondered what sorts of scanners, appendages and mechanical abilities the vacuum featured.
But we're not Star Wars geeks. We're filter geeks. So the first thing we thought was, "I wonder what kind of air filter is in that astromech droid?"
Right now, the Artoo vacuum cleaner is simply a photoshop, but I assume that something as technologically-impressive as the R2-D2 Vacuum Cleaner would have to use a HEPA Vacuum Filter cartridge, which can filter out 99.97% of all airborne pollutants 0.3 microns or larger.
0.3 microns is pretty infinitesimal, in case you were wondering. To put it in Star Wars terms, a grain of sand in the desert of Tatooine is around 100 microns (assuming that planet's sand is similar to Earth's). Since these sands were so problematic to the droid, I have to imagine the new R2-D2 Vac would improve upon Artoo's susceptibility to sand.
While the R2-D2 Vacuum Cleaner isn't in production yet, it wouldn't surprise me if we saw something like this launched soon. After all, R2-D2's likeness has graced postal boxes across the country, and the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 Edition was just released yesterday.
If the Artoo vacuum ever sees the light of day, you can bet that we'll be the first to carry the vacuum filters, bags and belts to keep him scurrying about your living room.


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What's interesting is that DDL was also a co-producer on this project along with Annapurna and PTA, and from what I heard had a heavy hand in the story.
Also I see recent rumors that DDL is becoming a dressmaker after leaving acting? I don't know how much faith to place in this but here's one source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/daniel-day-lewis-reportedly-retiring-acting-become-dressmaker/
What will be Daniel Day-Lewis last movie was known as Phantom Thread during production, but that will not be the title when the film hits theaters Christmas Day, IndieWire has learned.
That certainly seems to be the case. He's mentioned Secrets & Lies and Naked before but I don't remember where.


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In our project series thus far, we've covered project planning, chassis, suspension, drivetrain, braking, and installing C5 seats in a midyear. In this installment, we'll address three aspects that will consume quite a bit of your time. These are the various engine-related systems, such as engine electronics, exhaust, fuel, and cooling. In this installment, we'll cover the first three of these and address the cooling system in a future article. Over the course of this project series, we'll cover each one in enough detail to give you a good idea of what's involved and the sources we used. Since each project is unique, and you'll have your own ideas on the approach to take and components to use, we'll just describe the approach we've taken, and what has worked for us.
Exhaust System-Key Design FactorsThe key factors to consider in the design of your exhaust system are clearance, performance, and routing.
Clearance: Adequate space for clearing the body and other components and allowing enough room for the heat generated are key aspects to consider in your design and choice of components. In some instances, it may be possible to use stock exhaust components; however, in many cases you'll be faced with having your exhaust pipes custom bent or, at least, modifying some of the system. For our project, we decided to build a complete system in stainless with custom headers, exhaust pipes, mufflers, hangers, and exhaust tips. We'll describe the design and show the system's design a little later.
PerformanceHeaders: Depending on your objectives, and whether you want to achieve maximum engine output, you may decide to use headers in either the short- or long-tube design versus stock manifolds. The size of the primary tubes is also a factor and should be matched to your particular engine. There are many sources today for LS headers, such as Street & Performance, Sanderson, Stainless Works, and so on that should have headers which will fit most of the custom Vette-Rod chassis. Quite often stock manifolds will also fit and can have the advantage of being quieter. For our project, we worked with Street & Performance to develop headers to match the unique exhaust port shape of the LS7, have the right sized primaries, and clear the engine and framerails. We also chose to use Stage 8 header and collector bolts that have a lock to keep them tight (Photo 01).
Coating: Ceramic-coated headers are a good choice as they retain their appearance, as well as keep the underhood temperature down. Typically, the claims for heat reduction are in the range of 60 percent on the header surface as well as increased exhaust scavenging. Many companies coat both the outside and the inside of the header.
Exhaust & Tailpipes Material: We like to use 304 stainless for our systems as it lasts forever, retains its appearance, and can be polished if you want to take things that far. We also use stainless collectors for the headers and weld the exhaust pipe directly to them. Photo 02 shows the collector thathouses the O2 sensor. The second bung you'll see is for the probe to measure exhaust temperature for a gauge mounted in the dash.
Pipe Bending: We prefer to have the bends made by a mandrel bender because it retains the same diameter throughout. Places that have this equipment can be hard to find in some areas. We were lucky enough to find one company in our area (Patten Cycles in Manchester, Connecticut) that had the equipment and would work with us on the design. Photo 03 shows Ken Kleitz of Patten Cycles taking measurements to be used in the CAD design for routing the pipes. Another method often used would be to buy a kit with premandrel bent sections of pipe that can be cut and welded into the design you need.
Size: Most systems are made in either 21/2-inch or 3-inch diameter. The size you use depends on your performance goal, but also which will fit best. For our project, we went with 21/2-inch diameter pipes. Photo 04 shows the driver-side exhaust pipe.
Hangers: If you are using a converted stock chassis it may be possible to use stock-style hangers at their original locations. In many instances, however, with a custom chassis you may need to identify the best locations and make custom hangers. For our project, we designed custom hangers at three locations and had them machined from billet aluminum. The first hanger is mounted just behind the transmission crossmember, the second is mounted under the differential, and the third mounts to the rear chassis crossmember using the original captured nuts for the spare tire well. Rubber insulators were used to give some room for movement and to insulate against vibration. Photo 05 shows the hanger at the transmission crossmember mounted to the frame. Photo 06 is the hanger under the differential and also shows the Split Personality emblem made by Austin Barnett. Photo 07 is the hanger at the rear chassis crossmember. The pipes are held in place by a connecting-rod-style mount for the first two hangers. On the third hanger, a machined holder holds the pipes from the underside. You can also see the much modified Corsa Pro-style tips in Photo 07.
Clamps: For a custom system, there are several choices in addition to the old guillotine-style clamp. One popular choice is the stainless band clamp that conforms to the mating pipes without crushing them. For this project, we found a unique clamp from Verocious Motorsports called a "V Band" clamp. It's made in 304 stainless and has two machined sealing flanges as part of the kit. The flanges are welded to each pipe, and we chose to weld them from the inside. The clamp itself fits over the male and female flanges, drawing them together. The part number for the 21/2-inch clamps we used is VBKS 250. Photo 08 shows the clamp in place.
Mufflers: There are many choices of mufflers in various lengths, widths, and shapes to fit most projects. For our project, we wanted a custom length and diameter muffler to fit under the rear of the car and work with the exit location we had chosen. Random Technology manufactured the mufflers to our design needs and did a super job. Photo 09 shows the mufflers installed.
RoutingChoices: The first choice you will make is whether you want an undercar or side-exhaust system. The latter avoids much of the clearance issues and can be simpler to connect to the exhaust header or manifold. If going under the car, you'll have to find the straightest route that will clear the major components and allow for enough space to avoid exhaust heat in the transmission tunnel, under the floor, and the gas tank.For our project, since the '63 didn't have side exhaust as an option, we wanted to retain the undercar location. We also, however, wanted to include a C5/C6 styling element, as we had with our '62, by routing the exhaust tips through a cutout in the center of the rear valance. The valance had to be cut to the height and width needed to clear the four Corsa exhaust tips, which are shown in Photo 10.
Design: We went a little further than usual for our project by having our initial design converted into a CAD program. We worked with Ken Kleitz of Patten Cycles on the design, and they bent the system on their mandrel bender equipment. This was quite an involved process because it required taking precise measurements to attain the angles needed to mate with the collectors, clear the transmission, hit the center of the transmission crossmember openings, clear the floor and differential, and end up with the exhaust tips exiting where we wanted. Photo 11 shows the CAD drawing made by Patten Cycles, which was used as the guide for bending the pipes.
Polishing: As with everything else on this project, there were many hours spent in grinding welds, smoothing all the components, and polishing. While the smaller pieces can be done using a stationary buffer, we found the longer pipes had to be prepared by hand. After removing any marks left from the bending equipment, we began by using the Dynafile with a Trizact belt and then a random orbit sander with finer and finer grits of sandpaper. Then it was into the hand work, using strips of sandpaper from a 220 through 2,000 grit to remove any scratches and prepare for polishing. Next, we used the Porta-Cable random orbit buffer and various polishing compounds for the final finish. Photo 12 shows a comparison of the pipes before and after polishing. Photo 13 shows the polishing by hand, and the small mountain of used sandpaper and grime on the floor. Polishing the mufflers was a bit easier as they are round, and we were able to make a jig to hold them in our wood lathe. That allowed us to turn the mufflers to grind the welds and smooth the surface to prepare for polishing.
Finished System: Photo 14 shows what our finished system looks like from a rear overhead shot. Since we don't have the car ready to run yet, we don't know what it will sound like, but it should be great.
Fuel System-Key Design Factors:The key components in the fuel system are the fuel tank, fuel pump, fuel supply and return lines, fuel pressure regulating, fuel filtering, and fuel level monitoring.Fuel Tank: For the LS engine, most folks use a fuel tank with an in-tank pump. We used the stainless tank from Rock Valley. We did make a few design changes, such as having the outlet and return lines located at the top of the tank rather than at the bottom. This kept the bottom of the tank clean and also made it easier to route the supply and return lines. The tank has an in-tank LS fuel pump. Photo 15 shows a rear view of the tank, the vent, and overflow lines.Tank venting can use an original vented-style gas cap or use the vent/check valve setup supplied with the tank. Either one should work fine, but we went with the supplied check valve and used a locking nonvented gas cap. Rather than running the vent hose over the tank, we chose to run it into the filler boot that you can see in the photo. You can see the drain line from the boot, which also uses a braided hose. To retain its shape, a 5?16-inch fuel line was inserted into the braided hose and then bent to shape. It's held in place by a fitting bolted to the rear crossmember.
Fuel Level and Pressure Monitoring: Sending units for fuel level are available from many aftermarket suppliers. Ours came from Classic Instruments, which made our gauges, and is a straight-forward installation following their instructions. Basically, you have to cut the length of the unit to work with the depth of the tank, cut the float arm to length, and make the electrical connections for power and ground.We also like to monitor the fuel pressure, so we mounted a fuel-pressure gauge in the dash. Since you can't run a fuel line into the passenger compartment, this one uses an electric sending unit that we installed at the end of the hard fuel supply line. Photo 16 shows the location of the sending unit.
Line Routing/Fuel Filtering and Pressure Regulating: With the LS series engines, and any fuel-injected engine that we know of, you'll need both a supply and return line. Most systems we have seen have used a 3?8-inch supply line and a 5?16-inch return line. Some builders run both lines from the tank along the frame to the engine. Another popular approach, and the one we used, is to use the C5/C6-style fuel filter. This has two advantages: It has a built-in fuel pressure regulator, and it allows the use of a shorter return line to the tank if mounted toward the rear of the car. Finding a good location for the fuel filter needs to be done before routing the lines from the tank to the filter and from the filter to the main hard line running to the engine. We searched for a location that would be clear of heat sources, allow for a straightforward approach to route the lines to clear the body, and provide easy access for service. Well, achieving all three wasn't exactly as straightforward as we had hoped. While two of the three objectives were relatively easy, gaining easy access in the best location we could find wasn't as simple. We ended up locating the filter along the rear of the passenger-side inner framerail close to the tank. That made for a short distance for both the supply and return braided lines between the tank and the filter, and also provided a good route for running the supply line along the frame to the engine. Gaining easy access for servicing though wasn't as easy. We ended up making a small door in the rear compartment to get at the filter, and that solved the problem. Photo 17 shows the location of the fuel filter and the supply and return lines from the tank.
We used braided stainless lines and AN fittings for the lines between the tank and filter, and a hard stainless line for the run along the frame to the engine. Using a braided line for the supply line along the frame is not recommended as most hose manufacturers will warn against using lines over twelve feet in length. One tip that can help in bending the hard line to the shape you need is to first use a length of 3?8-inch copper tubing to make a template. Copper is easy to bend and should give you a good idea of the best route and bends you need to make. Bending stainless tubing is more difficult, but with a little practice first and a good tubing bender, it can be done well. We wanted one continuous line with no additional connectors, which made it a little more involved, but with a second pair of hands and eyes, it worked out well. We used billet aluminum clamps to mount the line along the frame and Swagelok compression fittings at the fuel filter. Photo 17 also shows the route we took for the hard line along the rear of the frame; photo 18 shows the line running along the main framerail toward the engine. From the end of the main fuel line, we used a braided stainless setup from Street & Performance, which connects to the fuel-rail fitting using a Swagelok fitting (Photo 19).
Engine Wiring Harness & Computer:What once seemed like a daunting task is now made relatively easy by using an aftermarket engine wiring harness along with a reprogrammed computer. These provide for all the necessary connections, as well as the reprogrammed ECU that eliminates all the unnecessary programs contained in the stock ECU program.Sources: There are many sources for the LS engine wiring harness these days. They come with the right plugs for making the connections, the ECU, and the programming needed. For this project, we used components from Speartech that did a super job on the harness. When ordering the harness, you should have a good idea of where you want to mount the ECU as that will determine the length of harness that will fit best. Some common locations for mounting are in the engine compartment, under the dash, or even in the trunk. Deciding on the placement and taking measurements of the length you will need at this point will make the installation neater and avoid unnecessary routing of any excess harness.
Components: The Speartech system comes with instructions for the connections to the engine plugs and sensors that include: fuel injectors, coils, knock, cam, crank position, oxygen, MAF, MAP, and coolant sensors. They can also provide a "fly-by-wire" throttle, which includes the throttle position and throttle pedal plugs, along with the computer program for that feature. Also included are the reprogrammed ECU, fuel pump relay, diagnostic port, check engine light, harness fuse block, and the lines for the vehicle speed sensor and reverse solenoid.
Installation: The first step recommended is to review the instructions provided, locate the components on the engine, and label each of the harness wires. Many of us don't like to take the time to read instructions, but these steps will make things easier. When you first open the engine harness package, it will look like a snake pit, so it's best to take the time now to become familiar with what you have to install.
The second step is to mount the ECU and find the best route for the wiring. You've already determined the location when ordering the harness, but mounting the computer at this point will help determine the best route to take. We start with the injector and coil wiring. Find the best route, keeping in mind the clearance of rotating parts and avoiding heat sources. It's also a good idea to use some type of holder for the wires, which will make the installation neater and keep things in place. We used stainless strap holders from Street & Performance, which can make them in any size you need. For the best fit you may find that some wiring may need to be shortened. We un-wrapped the harness in those locations, reinstalled the convoluted tubing, and re-taped things in place.
For our project, we decided to mount the ECU on the driver's side of the frame under our battery mount. This allowed a shorter harness length, easy access, and was next to the area of the firewall that we want to use for the wires, which will be routed into the passenger compartment. We made a plate and mounted the ECU to it and the plate to the chassis using neoprene isolators. Photo 20 shows how we mounted the ECU. Photo 21 shows the two connections at the transmission for the reverse lockout and the vehicle speed sensor. Photo 22 is a view of the rear of the harness, showing the lines running to the injectors and coils. Everything in the harness plugged right into place as it should.
Next Up:In future installments, we'll cover the cooling and heat/A/C systems when we address the interior and exterior features of the car. At the time this was written, we were still cranking away at a very long list of things to do, but enjoying every minute (well, most of the time) of the project and looking forward to its completion. You can check our Web site at http://www.corvetteforum.net/c5/richs7/ for more information and updates.


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Modern 24-27 speed bikes are marvels of technology, and allow a cyclist to select the gear ratio that will make the most efficient use of his/her energy. If what you're after is getting the maximum possible speed/distance for the minimum effort (and there's nothing wrong with that!) you need a multi-speed bike...but, efficiency isn't everything!
If you're riding for sheer pleasure, or for exercise, you don't necessarily place that high a premium on output results, as measured in speed, distance or vertical climb. Instead, you may care more about the actual experience of riding your bike. In this case, you may be a candidate for a singlespeed bike.
Riding a singlespeed can help bring back the unfettered joy you experienced riding your bike as a child. You don't realize how much mental energy you devote to shifting until you relinquish your derailers, and discover that a whole corner of your brain that was formerly wondering when to shift is now free to enjoy your surroundings and sensations.
Paradoxically, a singlespeed is, in another sense, more efficient than a multispeed bike! While the single gear ratio will not be the "perfect" gear ratio for all conditions, in the conditions which fit the single gear, it is considerably more efficient mechanically than the drivetrain of a derailer bike.
A singlespeed bike dispenses with the weight of the derailers, shifters, cables, extra sprockets and longer chain. In addition, a singlespeed gear train runs the chain in a perfectly straight line from sprocket to chainwheel, and avoids the serpentine wind through the pulleys of a derailer. You can really feel the difference! A singlespeed is noticeably quicker and easier to pedal than a multispeed bike in the same gain ratio.
Singlespeed bikes are also considerably more sturdy and reliable than multispeed bikes. There's no derailer to bash if the bike falls over, catch on the underbrush or get overshifted into the spokes. The rear wheel itself is a lot stronger than one made with off-center (dished) spoking to make room for a whole bunch of sprockets on one side.
The one-speed revolution actually involves two different styles of bikes, singlespeeds and fixed gears. These are not the same thing, although they have much in common.
A fixed gear bike differs in that it does not permit coasting: when the bike is rolling, the pedals will turn, just as with a child's tricycle. To enjoy the one-speed experience to the max, a fixed gear is the best choice if you ride mostly on pavement. A fixed gear gives a degree of control and one-ness with the bike that is not equaled by a freewheeling bike.
This site also contains several articles dealing with fixed-gear bikes.
Fixed gear is not ideal for all circumstances, however. A fixed gear is not well suited for seriously hilly terrain, and, more importantly, is not good for technical mountain biking. A mountain biker in difficult terrain must be able to control when each pedal is down, to avoid striking a pedal on rocks, logs or other obstructions. Similarly, jumping over obstacles is much more difficult on a fixed gear. If your single gear is low enough for off-road climbing, it will be too low to spin on the descents.
You don't have to choose once and for all between fixed and freewheel, because the same bike can be both, if you use a reversible "flip-flop" hub.
Many cyclists interested in simplifying consider going to a singlespeed freewheel as a way to "test the waters" with the idea that if they turn out to like that, they might later convert to fixed gear.
This is generally the wrong way to approach it, in my opinion.
I STRONGLY recommend starting out with fixed gear. If it turns out to be a problem, you can easily convert to freewheel later if you want to...but my bet is you won't want to if you give fixed gear a good try (typically takes a couple of weeks of regular riding to get past the strangeness, but then it's quite addictive!)
Most folks who set up their bikes with a fixed/free flip-flop wind up using the fixed gear side pretty much all of the time. The freewheel option is mainly useful for when you have taken a longer-than-usual ride, and need to get home even though you're all tuckered out.
While coaster (backpedaling) brake bikes are also, mostly, single-speed machines, I don't recommend them for technical off-road use. Coaster-brake hubs have a good deal of internal friction, and coaster brakes have a number of serious drawbacks:
Short-reach caliper brakes and modern MTB rim brakes, either traditional cantilever or newer direct-pull styles can lock up either wheel at will, but also permit fine control over the modulation of each wheel's brake.
There are four ways you can go, as far as hubs are concerned. You can use a flip-flop hub, a multi-speed freewheel hub, a cassette hub, a single-speed BMX hub, or a singlespeed MTB hub.
Flip-flop, or double-sided, hubs are threaded on both sides. Usually one side has a track-type threading, (with lockring) and the other side is threaded for a single-speed standard freewheel.
The usual way to use a flip-flop hub is to have a fixed gear on one side, and a single-speed freewheel on the other. The freewheel sprocket is larger than the fixed sprocket, providing a lower gear.
On an MTB, you use the fixed-gear side for most pavement riding, and save the freewheel for off-road use, or for getting you home when you are tired. Having the freewheel larger than the fixed sprocket gives you a lower gear when you are using the freewheel. This makes climbing easier. Since you can coast when you are using the freewheel, the lower gear is no disadvantage on the descents.
Single-speed freewheels are commonly used on BMX bicycles: most shops that deal in BMX parts should stock them. The common size used for BMX is 16 tooth, but 17, 18, 20 and 22 tooth freewheels are available.
Note, there are two types of hubs called "flip-flop":
The cheapest way to convert a multi-speed bicycle into a singlespeed is to use the original rear hub, assuming that it is made for a conventional threaded freewheel. A single BMX freewheel will thread right on. Unfortunately, the chainline is likely to only work with your granny gear unless you re-space the rear axle and re-dish the wheel.
It is easy to convert a Shimano cassette Freehub ® for singlespeed use. The simplest way is just to remove the derailers, shorten the chain and thread it onto the chainwheel and rear sprocket of your choice. This is less than ideal, however, because you've got the extra weight of the unused sprockets to deal with, and the chainline will probably be crooked. The sprockets used on multi-speed cassettes are designed for easy shifting, which is not a good thing on a bike that isn't supposed to shift!
The better way to convert a cassette Freehub ® is to remove the 7-, 8- or 9-speed cassette and replace it with a single sprocket. You will also need a bunch of spacer washers to hold the single sprocket in place. You can often get a suitable number of spacers by taking apart a couple of discarded, worn-out cassettes.
Having a single sprocket sandwiched in a stack of spacers makes it easy to get the sprocket properly aligned for perfect chainline with whichever chainwheel you choose to use in front.
You can use one of the old sprockets from your taken-apart cassette, but it you are less likely to have accidental derailment if you use sprockets made for single-gear us, with longer teeth. BMX cassette sprockets are best. These sprockets are quite inexpensive, and are available in a range of sizes.
Disc brakes are increasingly popular for off-road use. They don't depend on good rim true, and don't get contaminated by mud. A number of high-end ready-made singlespeed bikes are supplied with front and rear disc brakes. In my opinion, this is not a good thing.
Personally I consider a rear disc brake a very poor choice for a singlespeed. It would preclude you from using a flip-flop hub. Also, as the chain wears and the axle is moved backward to take up the slack, the relationship of the disc to the caliper will change. That can't be good.
Singlespeeds are generally not practical for terrain so steep as to require dual disc brakes. There's no such problem with a front disc brake, but I strongly advise against getting a rear disc setup for a singlespeed. (There are different problems -- be aware of them. See information in the article on skewers and Jobst Brandt's article about brakes.)
Conventional wisdom is that you need a solid (nutted or "bolt-on") axle hub for fixed-gear or singlespeed use, and that a quick-release will not hold the wheel solidly enough in a horizontal forkend. This is not true, however.
Since most newer bikes have vertical dropouts, people have gotten used to wimpy aluminum skewers, and often don't adjust them as tightly as they might.
If you use a good quality (Shimano is the best) skewer, tightened securely, it will hold just fine in any type of dropout or forkend.
A quick release is a considerable timesaver in switching a flip-flop wheel around, and having a QR means that you don't need to carry a big wrench to be able to replace a damaged inner tube.
I have set up a couple of mountain bikes with flip-flop hubs, so that I get a singlespeed on one side and two different freewheel gears on the other. This is done with a double chainwheel and a two-speed freewheel. (The freewheel is actually an old 5- or 6-speed freewheel with 3 of the sprockets replaced by spacers).
In front, I have a 42/52 double, which I use with a 19 tooth fixed and a 20/30 freewheel. This gives 3 usable combinations:
|General road use
|Road...when I'm tired, or hilly areas.
ost newer bikes (made since the late-1980's) have "vertical" rear dropouts, where the wheel slides upward as you install it. These are a problem when you want to dispense with a derailer, because you need some way to regulate chain tension.
|Horizontal Dropout
Campagnolo 1010
|Horizontal Dropout
|Semi-Vertical Dropout
|Vertical Dropout
|With Hanger
|Without Hanger
|Raleigh 3-speed
|Track Forkend
Not a dropout!
Most newer frames made for derailer use have vertical dropouts. This is convenient when you're actually using a derailer, but causes a complication when you wish to simplify your drive train, either to singlespeed, fixed-gear or an internal-geared hub. The simplest way around this is to install a chain-tensioning pulley of some sort. This is not an option for fixed gears or coaster brakes, but is the easiest solution for freewheeling bikes. Even for singlespeeds, though, it is nicer to be able to do without a klugy and inelegant chain tensioner.
Fortunately, most "vertical" dropouts are not exactly vertical: they usually have a bit of a slant. As a result, it is sometimes possible to use this type of frame. To make it work, you may have to play games with chainwheel sizes. One of my fixed-gear bicycles is based on a Cannondale touring frame. It happens that there is just enough adjustment to make it work with my preferred 42/15 combination. If the chainstays were a bit different in length, I could replace the 42 with a 41 or 43.
Adding or subtracting a link in the chain will move the axle 1/2". Changing either sprocket size by one tooth is the equivalent of moving the axle 1/8" (4 mm). Thus, if I wanted a 5.75 gain ratio (75" / 6 meter gear), I might first try a 42/15, this gives a gain ratio of 5.77 (75.6" / 6.05 m gear). If the chain was too loose, I could take up 1/8" (4 mm) of axle movement by replacing the 42 with a 43. This 43/15 combination would raise my gain ratio to 5.91 (77.4" / 6.19 m). Alternately, I could get the same axle position with a 42/16 --5.41 (70.9" / 5.67 m).
If I was not happy with these choices, I could add a link to the chain and switch to a 45/17 --5.45 (71.5" / 5.72 m) If I added two links to the chain, I could get the same axle position with a 48/18 --5.49 (72.0" / 5.76 m)
Another possibility would be to do a little bit of filing at the back of the dropout to let the axle move back just a bit.
It is also possible to grind or file a flat on each end of the axle to allow a bit more adjustment, like this:
I have been experimenting with a more drastic solution: on my Bianchi Osprey, I have cut the rear axle short so that it doesn't protrude past the surfaces of the locknuts. Thus, only the quick-release skewer goes through the dropouts. Since the skewer is quite a bit thinner than the actual axle, this gives me considerably more adjustment room.
If the skewer is properly tightened, the axle is held in place by the friction of the locknuts being pressed against the inside of the dropouts. If this were not the case, horizontal dropouts would not be usable, since the forward pull on the chain creates a larger force against the axle than the rider's weight does. Just to be on the safe side, I am carrying a spare skewer along with my spare tube.
Eric House has prepared a whole web site devoted to the problem of finding sprocket combinations that will work with vertical dropouts. He has developed charts and Java applets that show the options available for particular chainstay lengths. Check him out at: fixin/. He is also supplying hubs with special eccentric axles to facilitate fine tuning chain tension.
It can be difficult or impossible to use a frame with vertical dropouts with a flip-flop hub.
Most mountain bikes have 135 mm spacing between the rear dropouts; most newer road bikes, 130 mm. Flip-flop ear hubs are commonly available in these spacings, although they are more commonly found in the narrower, 110-120 mm spacing which is standard for track hubs. If you are using a newer frame, with wider spacing, you may want to replace the axle. You may want to replace the axle in any case, because singlespeed hubs generally come only with solid axles, not quick release.
erailer bikes can work fairly well even with the chain running at a considerable angle, but this should not be done with a singlespeed setup. It is quite important to get the chainline just right.
I usually check the chainline by installing the hub in the bike, with no chain installed. By placing my head just in front of the chainwheel, I can sight along the chainwheel and see back to the rear hub, to see whether the chainwheel lines up exactly with the rear sprocket. If it doesn't, I re-arrange spacers or change the bottom bracket axle as necessary.Most older one-speed hubs, such as BMX, fixed-gear and coaster-brake hubs have a chainline of about 40-42 mm (centerline of the frame/hub to center of the sprocket.)
The wider chainstays on mountain bikes often don't let you place a medium-sized chainwheel that close to the centerline of the bike, so there is a secondary de-facto standard chainline of about 52 mm for singlespeed mountain bikes. Stock MTB triple cranks usually have the outer chainring at around 52-57 mm; the middle is normally 47.5-50 mm.
If you convert a cassette Freehub ® to singlespeed, you can put the rear chainline anywhere you want to match that of the desired chainring.
There is more detailed information on chainline in my Chainline Article
Set the rear axle so that the chain pulls taut at the tightest part of the cranks' rotation. One at a time, loosen up each of the stack bolts, and tighten it back just finger tight. Spin the crank slowly and watch for the chain to get to its tightest point. Strike the taut chain lightly with a convenient tool to make the chainring move a bit on its spider. Then rotate the crank some more, finding the new tightest spot, and repeat as necessary.
This takes a little bit of your hands' learning how hard to hit the chain, and how loose to set the stack bolts, but it is really quite easy to learn.
Tighten up the stack bolts a bit and re-check. Tighten the stack bolts in a regular pattern, like the lug nuts on a car wheel. I start by tightening the bolt opposite the crank, then move clockwise 2 bolts (144 degrees), tighten that one, clockwise 2 more, and so on. Never tighten two neighboring bolts in a row. You may prefer to go counterclockwise, but try to get in the habit of always starting at the same place and always going the same way. This reduces the chances of accidentally missing a bolt.
Once you have the chainrings centered and secured, adjust the position of the rear axle to make the chain as nearly tight as possible without binding. Notice how freely the drivetrain turns when the chain is too loose. That is how freely it should turn when you are done, but with as little chain droop as possible.
If the chain is badly worn, adjusting it so it is just short of binding will result in rough running and low efficiency, because it will not engage the teeth of the sprocket evenly. Check the chain for wear, and replace it as needed.
Adjustable tensioners are set for the particular chain length/sprocket combination you will be using, and then tightened up to hold the pulley in the correct position. These are mainly intended for use on (yuck!) downhill bikes, and are designed to supplement a derailer to keep increase the chain tension, reducing the risk of accidental derailment.
Some, such as the no-longer-available Tektro unit shown above, are also useful for singlespeeds. If you have a pure singlespeed, without a flip-flop hub, this type is adequate, and may even be very slightly more efficient, because there is no spring loading on the chain. I used to like the Tektro unit, but it proved a bit too delicate in practice, and clamping onto the chainstay isn't all that secure. I now prefer units that attach to the derailer hanger.
Once you have decided on your gear ratio, then there's the question of which of several different equivalent sprocket/chainring combinations to use.
For instance, 36/12, 39/13, 42/14, 45/15 and 48/16 all give the same 3:1 ratio. Which to choose?
These differences are mostly pretty minor. Most riders will be best served by a chainring somewhere in the 30s for technical off-road use, 40s for road or bike path use, low 50s for track use.
Since 42-tooth rings are very commonly available on road cranksets, this size is particularly popular for conversions.
If you use a flip/flop hub, running smaller sizes gives you a bigger gearing difference for each tooth difference on the flip flop.
Gearing is a very personal matter, and it is difficult to give good specific recommendations for someone I haven't actually ridden with.
The best gearing for you depends on a large number of variables, including:
There is no magic formula for this, only experimentation will let you determine what gearing suits your needs.
You might find my online gear calculator useful for comparing with your present gearing.
Generally, for street use, with a freewheel, I would recommend a gain ratio of around 5-5.3, for instance, a 42 tooth chainring with a 16 or 17 tooth sprocket.
You'll see other sites recommending "2:1" gearing, which typically gives a gain ratio of about 3.7. That's good if you are going to be riding off road on steep mountain trails, but a gear that low is maddening on the flats and particularly on pavement, because your speed will be limited by the tendency to "spin out."
With a double-sided hub you can build a bike with both a fixed gear and a freewheel gear. To change from one to the other, you must remove the rear wheel and flip it around, then re-install it. See my separate article about this option.
Unfortunately, singlespeed riding is somewhat of a fringe activity from a commercial point of view, and those who have not learned to love it tend to write singlespeeders off as nuts and fanatics.
If you have a local bike shop that stocks singlespeed stuff, you are in a lucky minority, and I urge you to patronize it.
If you don't have such a shop nearby, check out:
Singlespeed Parts from Harris Cyclery
More information -- and, do you really need to coast? See also:
Sheldon Brown's Fixed Gear and Singlespeed Articles
63xc.com-Fixed-gear Off road!
Chain Life Extension
Chain Line
Singlespeed Cyclocross by Tarik Saleh
1 x 1 / Surly
On One (UK)
Paul Components
SingleSpeed Drivetrains from Surly
SingleSpeed World
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Rams hold off Crusader rally, win 40-37
ST. MARYS – The Johnsonburg Rams held off a second-half rally by the Elk County Catholic Crusaders in yesterday evening's first-round game of the Elk County Holiday Boys' Basketball Tournament, winning 40-37 to advance to tonight's championship game versus the Ridgway Elkers. Early on it looked like the Rams would have no trouble from the Crusaders as they outscored them 13-2 in the first period and 9-7 in the second quarter to take a 22-9 halftime lead. "We'd like to hold everybody to two points," said Johnsonburg coach Bill Shuey. "We did get off to a good start. ECC's shooting was kind of cold, but we knew that eventually it was going to warm up and then they made two threes before the half ended and it got fairly closer." ECC coach Aaron Straub made no excuses for his team's first-half offensive struggles. "We weren't very good in the first half," Straub said. "I thought defensively throughout the entire game we played well. I just felt offensively we really took a couple steps back and I am not sure why that is. We really didn't look very good offensively, obviously didn't make many shots, but didn't have many good looks either. We know we need to get better offensively." The Crusaders looked like a different team in the second half, outscoring the Rams 16-8 in the third period and 12-10 in the fourth quarter. "We made a nice run. Not grabbing a couple rebounds really hurt us down the stretch. If we could have secured the rebounds I think we would have been in a little bit better shape, but we did battle. We just dug a really deep hole [in the first half]," Straub said. Despite ECC's rally, Shuey was able to keep his team focused. "I was impressed. We have a young team but they didn't seem to lose their focus," Shuey said. "We didn't shoot well on the foul line. We were 3-for-12. We're going to need to do better than that. ECC is a good team and we knew we weren't going to beat them by 20 this time. I think we caught them off guard the first time we played them.""I think it was a defensive struggle here," Shuey added. "This was a long scoring game for ECC. We were lucky to get a win out of this one." The Rams were led offensively by Quinn Luhr with nine points on four twos and a one-for-six night from the foul line. Cameron Grumley and Frank Kocjancic each also added eight points on four twos. The Crusaders were led by Clayton Housler with 15 points on three threes, two twos and a two-for-two night from the line. Brandon Schlimm added six points on three twos. The game opened with Johnsonburg scoring a three by Mitch Holmberg. ECC then got on the board with their only points of the quarter on a bucket by Housler. The Rams then went on to score 10 unanswered points capped by a bucket by Kyle Sheldon with about two seconds remaining to make the score 13-2 at the end of the first period. The second quarter started as a defensive struggle, with Grumley making the first bucket of the period with 4:43 left in the half. A foul shot by ECC's Brock McCullough made the score 15-3 in favor of the Rams midway through the period. Johnsonburg racked up seven more points to take a 22-3 lead with just over two minutes left before ECC scored a pair of threes on shots by Housler and Devin Constable to make Johnsonburg's lead 22-9 at halftime. Johnsonburg's Calvin Moore scored the first bucket of the second half to extend the Rams' lead to 24-9. ECC then added six points on a pair of buckets by McCullough and a basket by Hank Cappiello. After another Johnsonburg bucket, this time by Sheldon, the Crusaders added four more points on foul shots by Housler and a basket by Schlimm to cut the Rams' lead to 26-19 with just over two minutes remaining in the quarter. Moore scored the Rams' final bucket of the period and ECC added five more points on foul shots by Ben Wortman and Mitchell Vallone, and another three by Housler to close the gap to 30-25 headed into the final period.A bucket by Schlimm brought the Crusaders to within three of tying the score. The teams traded buckets, with Grumley adding another basket to extend the lead back to five points with just over five minutes left in the game. Another foul shot by Vallone and basket by Cappiello pulled the Crusaders to within two, with the score 34-32 in favor of the Rams with 3:18 left on the clock. The Rams then added a pair of buckets to open the gap headed into the final minute. Both teams again traded baskets before Housler hit another three with 15 seconds left to make the score 40-37. The Rams made two more trips to the foul line, but were unable to extend their advantage. However, they were able to prevent the Crusaders from scoring and hold on for the victory.Looking ahead to tonight's match-ups, Shuey remarked that Ridgway will be a tough opponent. "We're going to have to play better," Shuey said. "We're going to have to make our foul shots and execute a lot better. It should be a good contest."This afternoon's consolation game will be an important contest for the Crusaders, according to Straub. "I think that we'll learn a lot about our team by the way we approach tomorrow night," Straub said. "I think we'll learn a lot about us, about how hard we come out, and how hard we play. I think you'll have an opportunity to see a really good effort by our team tomorrow night." Game notesThe Johsonburg Rams are now 5-0 on the season. They return to action tonight to when they face off against the Ridgway Elkers in the championship game of the Elk County Boys' Holiday Tournament at 8 p.m. at St. Marys Area High School. Johnsonburg will be the home team for the contest. The Crusaders are now 3-2 on the season. They return to action this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. when they take on the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen in the consolation game of the Elk County Boys' Holiday Tournament at St. Marys Area High School. ECC will be the visiting team. A good-sized crowd attended Thursday evening's contest.


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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank's asset purchases "are by no means on a preset course" and could be reduced more quickly or expanded as economic conditions warrant.
"The current pace of purchases could be maintained for longer" if inflation remained too low, the outlook for employment became less favorable or "financial conditions -- which have tightened recently -- were judged to be insufficiently accommodative to allow us to attain our mandated objectives," Bernanke said today to the House Financial Services Committee.
If the economy improved faster than expected, and inflation rose back "decisively" toward the central bank's 2% target, "the pace of asset purchases could be reduced somewhat more quickly," the 59-year-old Fed Chairman said in prepared testimony. The Fed would also be prepared to increase the pace of purchases "for a time, to promote a return to maximum employment in a context of price stability."
The Fed chairman's remarks highlight the Federal Open Market Committee's desire to assure that the economy and labor markets have sufficient momentum before reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. Treasury yields have jumped since June 19, when Bernanke outlined a possible timetable for tapering purchases.
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"Clearly what happened in the markets after June was well beyond what they intended, and they're trying to pull it back," said Julia Coronado, chief economist for North America at BNP Paribas SA in New York and a former Fed board staff economist. "He has chosen to emphasize the conditionality of the baseline tapering forecast on data -- and not just employment data but growth, inflation and importantly, financial conditions."
Treasuries and stocks rose after the testimony was released. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.47% at 9:59 a.m. in New York from 2.55% before the testimony. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.3% to 1,680.42.
The 10-year yield rose as high as 2.74% this month from 1.93% on May 21, the day before Bernanke said the FOMC may trim its bond buying in its "next few meetings" if officials see signs of sustained improvement in the labor market.
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Sabres rally to beat Bruins in shootout
BOSTON — The line separating one team from the other disappeared as soon the game ended. The euphoria of a shocking comeback victory faded for Buffalo. The disappointment of letting a win slip away took a back seat for Boston.
Players from both teams put everything aside and skated to center ice to salute the people who really mattered. In doing so, they delivered a powerful message.
"We are Boston."
The first sporting event in Boston since two explosions devastated Marathon Monday did exactly what it was supposed to do Wednesday. It created an enjoyable diversion for a grieving city that is eager to return to normalcy.
"We'll enjoy this for the moment and try to reflect on what we were part of because this is a pretty big day for Boston as everyone starts to recover," Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller said after a 3-2 shootout victory. "Everyone in this city has shown tremendous character, and I wouldn't expect anything less from an American city. It just shows how great our society can be when we step up.
"It's unfortunate such a horrible thing has to happen."
The tragedy was at the forefront during a dramatic pregame video in TD Garden, and it continued throughout the game with tributes to runners, first responders and those who lost their lives or were injured during the act of terror. The fans chanted, cheered and stayed emotionally involved throughout.
The players responded by gathering at center ice and raising their sticks to salute the sellout crowd of 17,565.
"We feel for the City of Boston and the people involved," Sabres center Cody Hodgson said. "The fans, you could tell, had a little something extra to give."
The Sabres had a little something extra to take home after stunning the dominant Bruins.
Boston outshot the Sabres, 43-32, and held a 2-1 lead in the final minute of regulation. With Andrew Ference in the penalty box for delay of game and Miller on the bench for an extra skater, the crowd tried to will its team to victory with its heartfelt chant of "We are Boston."
Hodgson ruined the storybook finish when Thomas Vanek's pass hit the center's shin pad at the side of the crease and caromed into the net. Drew Stafford completed the comeback by scoring the only goal of the shootout.
"That's the benefit of having an unbelievable goalie," Hodgson said. "We got dominated and outshot, but at the end of the day we found a way to win."
Buffalo also stayed alive in the Eastern Conference postseason race. The 10th-place Sabres have 44 points, just two fewer than the eighth-place New York Rangers, though they have played two more games.
The Sabres host the Rangers on Friday in First Niagara Center, a game that could have been the last meaningful one of the season if the puck hadn't deflected off Hodgson's shin.
"That's kind of what it takes at this stage of the season," Miller said. "We're going to need stuff to go our way. We held on long enough for it to go our way, and it gets us in a good position where if we win some hockey games we can write our own story. That's a good thing."
The Sabres understood the night was supposed to be all about Boston. Aside from winning the game, they went along for the ride.
"The video right before we had to play was pretty emotional, pretty raw," said Miller, who couldn't bring himself to visit the blast area. "I was able to watch and see how people responded and the energy of the crowd. The way people reacted, that was better than anything.
"The response here from the crowd, you can tell that this will make us only stronger. The game's a small part of life. We hope people enjoy coming to watch us play. We like to play, but there are bigger things."
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As the sun slowly descended behind the hills ringing the steep Columbia River valley Saturday night, the stillness of the warm August evening was sharply interrupted by the blaring sound of sirens causing the thousands in attendance to erupt in a giant cheer. One by one the members of Black Sabbath made their way onto the stage, led by iconic front man Ozzy Osbourne, who immediately set out to whip the audience into an absolute frenzy.
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As much as it is a front man's job to invite and bring attention upon himself–in this regard, Ozzy Osbourne is a true master–the real star and hero of the evening was Iommi, who played the band's iconic collection of riffs and solos with a bombast that belied the state of his health (the guitar man is fighting an ongoing battle with cancer). What's more, he did it all while sporting a broad grin which almost betrayed the dark and demonic tones he was conjuring from his axe.
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Michigan pulls it out against High Point
Michigan beat High Point last night, 67-53. I'm in Germany for the week, so forgive the weird, late posting times and lack of first hand impressions. It's good to see Hunter step up and Sims get a message though. Sims has been fronted all year and hasn't had the fire to actually get the ball down low. He can score at will once he gets in position, but he hasn't been doing that at all.


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