Three speed hub
07-30-07, 06:33 AM
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Three speed hub
I need a shifter mechanism for a three speed. This hub is from a 59 Schwinn and it is my understanding that Schwinn used a German company for some of these instead of SA. My question is will the SA shifting trigger work on this German hub. I have been told they are nearly or a identical internally. Thanks
07-30-07, 06:41 AM
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The hubs are not identical internally, but AFAIK any three speed shifter will shift any three speed hub.
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Sturmey-Archer hubs require a different length of pull than Shimano Hubs. One is equally spaced between gears, and the other pulls progressively more cable. As far as the other European hubs, I think they are the same as S-A.
07-30-07, 04:09 PM
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My guess, and it's just a guess, is that Sturmey stopped making the AW for a couple of years, and I suspect the people at Schwinn had doubts about the durability of the SW (which was supposed to replace the AW), so they opted for a license built clone.
Might have been other issues too, parts inventory, service training, etc. But I'd be surprised if there wasn't some SW connection.
Might have been other issues too, parts inventory, service training, etc. But I'd be surprised if there wasn't some SW connection.
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What was the Austrian company that made the clones
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