Classic & Vintage - Schwinn Austrian 3 Speed Hub

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Little Darwin
10-22-06, 09:14 AM
A bike that was just given to me is a Red Schwinn Jaguar built on December 1, 1960.

It has a Schwinn Approved 3 speed hub made in Austria, but it doesn't have a shifter. The indicator chain and bell (I think that's what they're called) look like those found on a Sturmey Archer AW...

Will a Sturmey Archer shifter work with this hub?

Is the hub as reliable as a S-A, or at least close?

Scooper
10-22-06, 11:00 AM
Darwin,

The Austrian Schwinn-Approved hubs were built by Steyr (sometimes spelled "Styre"), and according to the Schwinn Service Manual, "Componets for Schwinn Approved Styre, Styre, Brampton, and Hercules are interchangeable with Sturmey-Archer components."

Steyr-Daimler-Puch of Graz, Austria, was only one of several firms that made copies of the S-A 3-speed hubs, particularly the S-A AW hub. The S-A shifter should work just fine.
Little Darwin
10-22-06, 12:36 PM
Thanks for the info Stan.

I had heard that some 3 speeds were S-A compatible, and I hoped this was one of them.

John E
10-22-06, 02:30 PM
To answer your second question, Darwin, if Steyr Daimler Puch's hubs are as robust as their framesets, your hub should be every bit as reliable as a genuine Sturmey Archer.
Stacey
10-22-06, 04:06 PM
Stan,

I have a Bendix Torpedo coaster hub that has what looks to be an S-A Bell, no indicator chain. Should the S-A indicator chain fit that too?

Stacey