Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Aaron, you forgot to mention how insanely useless the brakes are, even in the dry.
I bought a Twenty a couple of years ago and have had it on the back burner since then. I had one many years ago and souped it up and hated it anyway. This time, I've bought some very long reach dual pivot brakes and will try them, though they look like they're not long enough.
I'll check out your point about being crank-forward. Maybe that's been my problem.
I didn't end up enjoying my Surly Cross Check with drum brake wheels, so I could recommission the front hub to the Twenty. That way, it will have at least one excellent brake.
I can't understand why your AW hub isn't working well. Maybe I will if I get a chance to look at it. I've had great luck with AW's since I was about 9 years old. I had one on my Stingray knockoff, and a kid at the playground showed me how to adjust it.