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scale, it may be easy enough to devise a system to hold the spoke in place long enough to introduce tension. Maybe put the spoke in and stuff the spoke hole with aluminum foil?
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IEthatsME, I was a kid when that Chopper was around. I thought it was cooler than the Schwinn Stingray. I had an off-brand knockoff of the Stingray, and mine had a Sturmey Archer AW hub also. A neighbor kid showed me how to adjust it with the indicator cable.