They are sold out of wheels, but just having had them tells me that the hub is geared for 650b/700c, rather than some utility or folding bike, or a trike. They had the hubs, so I ordered one and will build a wheel. I would have jumped at a finished wheel for only $40 more, though. Worth it to try out, even if I ended up rebuilding it.
On Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4 Arthur Mayfield wrote: > Yes Eric, it looks like it may just work. Thanks! > > On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 1:47:59 PM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote: > >> Does this work? >> >> >> https://handsomecycles.com/products/700c-silver-rear-wheel-sturmey-archer-s-rf3-3-speed-internal-handbuilt >> >> Eric >> >> On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Arthur Mayfield <ajmay...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I’ve seen the charts/catalogs listing 116-120mm OLD Sturmey Archer IGHs, >>> but haven’t found one IRL. Soma Fab Shop listed hubs and complete IGH >>> (IGGY) wheels, but they’ve been OOS forever, and by email earlier this >>> year, they told me that was likely to remain the case for the future. >>> Meanwhile, I keep looking and hoping. If anyone finds a hub and isn’t >>> snagging it for themselves, I’d appreciate a tip😉 >>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 3:12:47 PM UTC-4 J L wrote: >>> >>>> Strumy Archer makes a 120 OLD version of their X-RF8 8 speed internal >>>> hub. It is a modern style hub with a rotary switch rather than the chain >>>> actuated gear shift. >>>> >>>> On Jun 20, 2023, at 9:50 AM, Arthur Mayfield <ajmay...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I don’t know what the rear spacing is on the Quickbeams and Simple >>>> One, but my Frank Jones Sr has 120mm track dropouts. Finding a modern >>>> manufacture IGH with 120mm OLD has been a lost cause for me (and I build >>>> my >>>> own wheels). I’m sure if I pored over the possibles long and diligently >>>> enough, I’d run across one or a vintage AW, but it simply becomes easier >>>> to >>>> hop on another bike when I need the gears. I’d like to build a 3 spd wheel >>>> for my FJ, though. >>>> >>>> >>>> One clear advantage of IGH over other multi-gear options on single >>>> speed bikes that I haven’t seen mentioned is the ease of riding with >>>> “good” >>>> fenders. I’ve tried using a flip-flop on my FJ with full coverage, >>>> aluminum >>>> fenders, and it’s not only a pita to do on the road (as well as >>>> time-consuming), but the rear fender could never be set up to fit properly >>>> to my standards. An IGH would make that a non-issue, at least until >>>> there’s >>>> a flat. Removing wheels from bikes rigged with chain tensioners on track >>>> dropouts “in the wild” for flats or other maintenance presents yet another >>>> nest of problems, with or without fenders. Overall, I’d be happier with a >>>> nice IGH. I could even get down to one bike 😝 >>>> >>>> On Monday, June 19, 2023 at 2:30:13 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> In defense of the old 3 speed igh, the drag, at least for the old SA >>>>> AW, has been tested at considerably less than that of much more complex, >>>>> multi-epicycle internal gear trains with 7+ gears, and my experience >>>>> (considerable with 2 and 3 speed SA hubs, only a little, but some with >>>>> modern 7+ gear hubs) bears this out very clearly. >>>>> >>>>> IMO, the simplicity and low drag (and lower weight) of the simpler >>>>> multigear hubs makes them preferable, at least to me, to the more >>>>> complex, >>>>> draggier, and heavier ones. >>>>> >>>>> I have a QR 17/19 Dingle wheel on my Riv 1999 fixed gear road custom >>>>> and switching from the 76" to a 68" headwind gear is very easy, but I >>>>> noticed that I downshifted much more often and readily with the 2 speed >>>>> TC >>>>> hub (76" direct and 66" underdrive), helpful when your direction into the >>>>> wind or the slope of the terrain changes often. My point is not that you >>>>> ("all y'all") should go get a TC -- last made in the 1940s? Mine is 1937 >>>>> -- >>>>> but that igh's do offer some benefits over manual "get off the bike and >>>>> move the chain" shifting. >>>>> >>>>> Personally, I perfer the external simplicity of a simple igh over >>>>> multiple cogs or rings, and I prefer multiple cogs over multiple rings, >>>>> again for simplicity and ease of use. AAYMMAWV. >>>>> >>>>> I get back to that downgeared AW Schwinn: 69", 52", 39" which for a >>>>> $50-total-expenditure beater including new 36 t chainring + shop >>>>> labor (1989) proved to be very versatile indeed. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 10:32 AM Drew Saunders <drew.s...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> My orange Quickbeam came set up as a "2 speed" with 32-40-chainguard >>>>>> chainrings on a 74/110 triple (still has those) plus an 18t freewheel. >>>>>> I immediately made it a "3 speed" with a 17/19 Dos Eno freewheel. The >>>>>> chain is too slack for the 32/17 to work, so only 3 options: 40/17 (99% >>>>>> of >>>>>> my riding), 40/19, 32/19. >>>>>> I later added a 22T freewheel to the flip side of the flip/flop hub, >>>>>> which will work with the 32, but not the 40, so I have an extremely >>>>>> inconvenient 4-speed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I rarely take it out of the 40/17, but the headwinds this morning >>>>>> made me wonder if I should have used the 40/19. >>>>>> >>>>>> All of that was much cheaper and easier than getting an internally >>>>>> geared hub, and if I did go for an IGH, I'd get a modern 7 or 8 speed >>>>>> anyway. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/822e3dbe-bdb5-4994-8c3f-70d38f1a2c78n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/822e3dbe-bdb5-4994-8c3f-70d38f1a2c78n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0a90d89f-8474-42b3-bb5d-e4eafb32e367n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0a90d89f-8474-42b3-bb5d-e4eafb32e367n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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