Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 3 speed fixed gear Sturmey Archer

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Lunigma
12-07-05, 10:55 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/STURMEY-ARCHER-UNIQUE-HUB-GEAR-3-SPD-FIXED_W0QQitemZ6584810667QQcategoryZ420QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

found this on ebay. it was a 4 speed, they fixed it and now it's a 3 speed fixed hub. im assuming everytime you make an internal hub fixed it loses a gear. i didn't even know there was a 4speed sturmey archer. has anyone done this with 5 or 7 speed hubs or is it even possible? maybe with a shimano nexus 7 speed? imagine 6 fixed gears, more speeds than i need but it's still pretty cool

ggg300
12-23-05, 08:56 AM
bump...I like
Cynikal
12-23-05, 08:59 AM
BIY $200...find one and DIY.

ggg300
12-23-05, 09:20 AM
Seems like you can do it to get up to a 4 speed:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hadland/fairbrothersa.htm
http://sheldonbrown.com/awfixed.html
But only from:
http://oldbiketrader.co.uk/display_Sturmey_Archer.php

The question is how to do it with:
http://bike.shimano.com/catalog/cycle/products/category.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302040283&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441763256&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181419&bmUID=1135352306537

I can't find anything on it...
dolface
12-23-05, 09:34 AM
you can't skid on any of those hubs though...
jim-bob
12-23-05, 10:46 AM
you can't skid on any of those hubs though...

Well yeah, but what's the point of skidding when you've got a perfectly good brake?
Lunigma
12-23-05, 12:00 PM
if i had a hub like that i wouldn't want to skid, those things should be preserved. im sure if someone were to turn a nexus 8 speed into a fixed hub they could skid, those things are pretty solid. and it wouldn't weigh a lot considering how many gears your getting. good for touring........ TOUR DE FRANCE PUNKS! (haha that'll be the day)
boots
12-23-05, 12:01 PM
you can't skid on any of those hubs though...

why not? too weak?
MLPROJECT
12-23-05, 12:17 PM
Well yeah, but what's the point of skidding when you've got a perfectly good brake?

your perfectly good brake belongs on your road bike.
jim-bob
12-23-05, 12:50 PM
your perfectly good brake belongs on your road bike.

Close - my perfectly good brake belongs on any bike I'm riding on the road.
Seggybop
12-23-05, 01:40 PM
anyone have an example of skidding killing one of these hubs? I haven't had any problems ... yet
dolface
12-23-05, 01:47 PM
why not? too weak?

that's the general consensus, but i've never heard of one exploding, so ymmv