I've read that AW hubs made before a certain date -- 1960s? -- had a design flaw that caused whatever tiny little metal part inside the hub -- Clutch? Pegs that engage the clutch? -- would flex in such a way to tend toward clutch disengagement under high torque. This was fixed in later models. Of course, shifter misadjustment was another cause. But later AWs properly adjusted are fine, per Sheldon. And other 3 speed hubs, the AM in particular, were made for enthusiasts and have a reputation for durability and reliability.
At any rate, I torqued AWs and my AM up many hills in 2nd and 3rd gears with no problems. But I don't expect that Jobst would switch to IGHs were he riding today. On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 10:23 AM Mackenzy Albright < mackenzy.albri...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... I recall a Sheldon brown thread on internally geared hubs and he > (Brandt) and Sheldon and other forum members were having a lively debate in > AW3 hubs. Brandt argued due to false neutrals they should never be used and > we're garbage even though the idea is great. Others argued it's infrequent > and due to installation error (cable slack). I think about the cult > following of the AW3 and people love them. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtk5LTQ7wyuVu_ef47Wxeym6FDYdTqO1_R6O6pnKrNadg%40mail.gmail.com.
