{"id":7,"date":"2008-04-26T10:39:03","date_gmt":"2008-04-26T08:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=7"},"modified":"2019-09-01T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T10:42:14","slug":"mountain-bike-giant-870-atx-gear-switches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bike Giant 870 ATX gear switches and arm rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you look for more tips about modifying \/ using a bicycle with a below elbow amputation, check links regarding &#8220;bike&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?page_id=519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LINK<\/a>), &#8220;biking&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LINK<\/a>), and &#8220;bike mods&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LINK<\/a>). There is a longer article in German regarding bicycle modification (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=10034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LINK<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>My bicycle modifications were installed by the tech wiz bike shop <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycleshark.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CYCLE SHARK<\/a> in Zuerich. They took time and knowhow and could have taken this even further. I required gear switch modifications. And they threw in an arm rest.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first in a series of posts related to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bikes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">biking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I now switch the rear wheel with a grip shift.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/images\/bikeshift01.jpg\" alt=\"Steel Hook Otto Bock standard edition\" width=\"430\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The front wheel is switched with an &#8220;old&#8221; 3-way lever without snap positions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/images\/bikeshift02.jpg\" alt=\"Steel Hook Otto Bock standard edition\" width=\"430\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From an aerobar (Zeitfahrlenker), the arm rest was used to allow me to at least temporarily stabilize the handlebar or rest my stump.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/images\/bikeshift03.jpg\" alt=\"Steel Hook Otto Bock standard edition\" width=\"430\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The overall result is very functional and useful.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you look for more tips about modifying \/ using a bicycle with a below elbow amputation, check links regarding &#8220;bike&#8221; (LINK), &#8220;biking&#8221; (LINK), and &#8220;bike mods&#8221; (LINK). There is a longer article in German regarding bicycle modification (LINK). My bicycle modifications were installed by the tech wiz bike shop CYCLE SHARK in Zuerich. 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