Oh, thanks, that would be swell!
I imagine you'd find Suntour hubs on certain Japanese import three speeds from the 70's and perhaps 80's. I don't know if they were licensed or just ripoffs. Apparently Shimano went to considerable lengths to avoid Sturmey Archer patents, so perhaps Suntour adopted the opposite tack and just paid the licensing fee. At any rate, it was a period when Sturmey Archer's quality control is reputed to have been pretty low, and Suntour's reputation for quality control is pretty high.
I just think it would be cool to get a high end Japanese frame and build an all-Japanese 'clubman' type bike. I know that wouldn't be to your taste, but it would appeal to mine.
Now, if Campagnolo had made one, we could do the same with an Italian frame. That would be cool! Oops, there I go again. Pardon me, I will stop needling you for a while now, on account of your kind offer.
how about a Clubmann? A Rabeneick with a torpedo hub
