Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
...and older SA hubs tend to be far better made than later production models.
The late Sheldon Brown praised the quality of the new Taiwanese manufactured Sturmeys.
One item, though: the old hubs used oil, which weeped out. Replentishing it provided an ongoing supply of fresh, low drag lubricant. The new hubs use a synthetic grease. Good stuff, last a long time, there's no weekly oiling - but there's a little more drag with this higher viscosity lubricant.
tcs
PS - It's very easy to drill and tap (1/4-20) the alloy shell of a new SRF-3 for an old-school oiler.