If i find a ASC hub your going to be the First to know and i have a range of bikes, 6 with derailleurs about 2 BMXs and some old single speeds. I think i have...
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astronut1001
Oct 14, 2008 6:27 am
Brandon; Sounds like you have a real shortage of bikes ;-) Any derailleur ones? My oldest bike so far is a Colnago with Campy Super Record gruppo from the...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 14, 2008 5:36 am
I am putting a picture of my S5 on here. Brandon....
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 14, 2008 5:33 am
Well rich all of my 15 hubs work 10 of them are on various bikes of mine and the other five are for..... not to sure i just like inner geared hubs! i have two...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 13, 2008 6:53 pm
Roger; Thanks for the old SA and bicycle advertisement photos. Based on the ladys clothing and hair looks like the one bike advertising photo is from the...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 13, 2008 6:11 pm
Brandon; Not sure if it is the same unit but the Sturmey Archer web site still lists an S5 model gear hub. Probably not as it looks like the current S5 has a...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 13, 2008 6:07 am
Disc brakes are expensive but effective on mountain bikes and yes i would prefer to have disc brakes on my bike in the wet also have you heard of the old S5...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 13, 2008 3:48 am
Brandon; Rohloff, Shimano, Sturmey Archer and SRAM all now have some hub versions that can have brake discs mounted per their web sites. Disc brake calipers...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 12, 2008 10:27 pm
My town is ballina i used to live in lismore and wow i didn't know they used disc brakes on inner geared hubs. The rohloff hub is pretty nice i can see why you...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 12, 2008 8:40 pm
Brandon; I Googled Byron Bay and looked it up in my atlas. Looks like a resort town about 70 Km south of Surfers Paradise. The Google map also shows the...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 12, 2008 5:09 pm
Per an older item I ran across on the web apparently Steyr of Austria made an AW clone or licensed copy for some period after WWII. Some are reported to be...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 12, 2008 4:30 pm
When I noted that the Civia Hykand uses the external shuft mechanism version of the Rohloff hub like the bike in one of the photos I also should have noted...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 12, 2008 7:17 am
I have posted two photos of Rohloff hubs installed in A.N.T. Bikes per a member's request. They are in the files area in the folder Rohloff. Here is a link to...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 12, 2008 3:57 am
I couldn't agree more Rich and i live somewhere you haven't heard of so i will say it is near Byron bay and its not outback terrain like most movies show...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 12, 2008 12:02 am
Brandon; Two reasons for derailleur gear trains being more popular. Derailleurs took over when the typical gear hub was the 3 speed unit from SA, Sachs or...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 11, 2008 11:43 pm
Brandon; I am American and live in Reno, Nevada. SA does do an 8 speed hub though the gear range is wierd compared to Shimano, SRAM and Rohloff gear hubs. ...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 11, 2008 8:44 am
So Rich my hub is rare that's pretty good, thanks for that. so its a close ratio hub that's alright considering i got it of some old rim. Are you American?, if...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 10, 2008 11:53 pm
Brandon; Based on the info I have seen what you have is a pretty rare Sturmey Archer hub. Originally it was designed for sports use. Almost all British road...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 10, 2008 10:34 pm
Thanks Rich i was just curious to know about these gear ratios because my lightweight road bike was becoming a bit boring so i laced and trued my sturmey...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 10, 2008 8:46 pm
Here is a link to a article by Sheldon Brown on various Sturmey Archer gear hubs. A short summary of each of 48 hub models is provided including gear ratios of...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 10, 2008 6:34 pm
Members are encouraged to help the group grow by inviting fellow bicyclists to join. If any members are also members of cycling clubs then links to the site...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 10, 2008 6:21 pm
Brandon; Here is a link to a article about the Sturmey Archer AM three speed hub which discusses it's ratios and gearing. I found it after a minimal Google...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 10, 2008 3:47 am
In America and Britain bicycle gearing figures are directly related to the old high wheeler bicycles of the 1880 time period. If you see a gear inches listed...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 9, 2008 11:42 pm
Brandon; I would note for comparison purposes on gearing that my Rohloff 14 speed hub Civia Highland has a low gear of 21" and a high of 110". My Swobo Dixon...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 9, 2008 11:23 pm
Brandon; The Sturmey Archer 3 speed has ratios of about .75 in first, 1.0 in second and 1.33 in third. Overall range from low to high is 177%. This is for the...
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rogersbrandon96
Oct 9, 2008 10:38 pm
If i had my sturmey archer in 3rd gear what gear or ratio would my sturmey archer be if compared to a derailleur system? And would a sturmey archer 3 speed AM...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 8, 2008 7:19 pm
Picked up the Civia Hyland Rohloff bike Monday. First impressions: Well made and equipped. Also expensive. Overkill in some cases as for instance it has...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 5, 2008 5:40 am
The Civia Hyland Rohloff bike should be here Tuesday by current best estimate. Looking forward to taking delivery of it. BTW per published specifications the...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 5, 2008 5:03 am
Twofish makes a number of different rubber and velcro strap assemblies for temporarily attaching items to a bike frame or handlebar. These are available...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Oct 1, 2008 5:45 pm
Per a review I found light output of the 3AA Mini Maglight is approximately 60 lumens. This is considerably more than the figures I have seen for comparably...
