| Seems Sa is selling a 2 speed kick back hub.Find one of theie original Raleigh canterlever frames and you gor a real "american" cruzer type English bike And at only 54 dollars they are a real bargain! by: 99.104.89.129 |
| See http://www.sturmey-archer.com/products/hubs/cid/7/id/55 by: 216.15.114.27 |
| good to see you, sam! I see that hub is an overdrive, like the blue band Bendix (right? the one they put on the StingRays) and I wonder how come. Seems to me you'd want the direct drive ratio to be the high gear if possible, since that would get the most use. The idea behind the overdrive is to overcome the small wheel. When I got too big for my 20" wheel bike, 45+ years ago, I put a bigger chainring on it. More recent experiments with internal gears in a full size wheel led to installing a smaller chainring. Question for regular 3-speed riders: would you rather have L and N or N and H if you could only have two? by: 68.238.11.17 |
| low and neutral high was always too high The makers used an 18 tooth sprocket on the hubs the bikes left factory with that 18 tooth sprocket it was not large enough the front chainrings were too large with too many teeth it affected the bikes appeal and usability. I have always did a crank transplant and swaped out chainwheels to get something with less teeth on it in the front and used a 22 and later 24 tooth sprockets on the rear hub. Cog is not the proper term, sprocket is but I am going to say cog as in rear cog from now on i am too old to change. my 1978 frame has 1950's cranks on it better chrome, longer 7 inch crank arms the heron has eyes a few less teeth in the front. by: 71.40.121.165 |
| Herons got teeth in the front? :) I'm with you- I went to 39t chainwheel. Not getting any younger... by: 70.105.69.63 |