Yes it did have a Sturmey Archer 8 speed hub. I was a little concerned that there might be something wrong with the gears inside the hub. While riding it, sometimes they changed, sometimes they didn't. The odd time a gear would snap in a short while after shifting. To replace one of these hubs is a lot of money, money I don't have. What do you think?

He said it was brand new, but you can tell that it isn't. Some minor scratches, but nothing to be so concerned about. Dirt around the hub where the shifter cable enters. It had an odd location. It wrapped around the bottom of the hub before entering the hub sideways. Sorry I'm not too descriptive. Usually the cable on an internal geared hub enters at the end through a connecting piece at the end of the nut that fastens the wheel to the frame. This one is totally different. I'd like to go back and get it, but I'm so concerned there might be some problems with the hub on the inside. Outside issues like a dirty or worn cable could effect shifting, but who's to know for sure unless someone of technical know how checks it out.