Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - $315 might get you a second gear

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frameteam2003
09-14-05, 07:23 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/STURMEY-ARCHER-2-SPEED-FIXED-GEAR-1930s_W0QQitemZ7182818304QQcategoryZ56197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I'm sure I'd not pay that much for a second gear---but these hubs are rare---and the price is what they bring---sam

captsven
09-14-05, 07:58 AM
How do you lace these?

There are 20 holes on drive side and 10 on the opposite side??
MKRG
09-14-05, 08:03 AM
I don't really know why nobody else has jumped on this boat and made some new ones. I'd buy a 2-speed fixed hub updated with current tech. and materials.

go4broke44
09-14-05, 08:13 AM
maybe it didnt work that well, and thats why they dont make them anymore.
mcatano
09-14-05, 08:33 AM
I think the degree of mechanical complexity combined with the extremely small potential audience would result in a hub that costs roughly eight squintillion dollars. Give or take.
fatbat
09-14-05, 11:08 AM
Someone on FGG has an adapter which turns SRAM 3-speeds into 2-speed fixed hubs- replaces the pawls with a single machined piece. New Sram 3-speed are pretty cheap, so if the replacement part is reasonable, it could be an option.

fatbat
pwarre20
09-14-05, 11:14 AM
Someone on FGG has an adapter which turns SRAM 3-speeds into 2-speed fixed hubs- replaces the pawls with a single machined piece. New Sram 3-speed are pretty cheap, so if the replacement part is reasonable, it could be an option.

where can I get more info?
BostonFixed
09-14-05, 12:16 PM
where can I get more info?
FGG.

or here:

http://www.63xc.com/genng/bikesmith.htm
frameteam2003
09-14-05, 12:19 PM
I should add that Bikecult(N.Y.?) does a conversion on the old Bendix manuel 2 speeds to make them fixed.Two Bendix manuel 2-speeds are on ebat at present --search under cycling,2 speed ,and you will find the bikes they are on.Or maybe keep and eye out at yard sales for them---sam
fatbat
09-14-05, 12:36 PM
The SRAM hack is at:
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/grahamwebster/grahamwebster1.pdf

If anyone contacts mr webster, i'd be interested to hear how much he charges for the machined adapter.

fatbat
lilHinault
09-14-05, 04:12 PM
Damn...... we got one of those out of the local junkyard when I was a kid .... bikes built out of parts, and the other kids always got the best ones ..... we often ended up with brakeless freewheel bikes, stop by crashing into a hedge lol.