Sure Wave, i did not mean it as a poke at your hub, my opinion only applies to me and my needs. YMMV! Plus it also really depends on what one can get a good deal on. I can get the SA 3 for free so obviously it is a nop brainer for me. I have no idea how the 8 Speed Sturmey archer (and it is hard to find too) performs so i was only speaking of the 3 speed SA vs the Nexus 3.