Old 03-28-21 | 08:56 PM
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Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB

Roller clutches have been used by the bike business for a long time although any one manufacturer's data might not be public I do remember that some problems with alloy hub shells withstanding the outward force the rollers can exert. Something about hub shells cracking about the clutch's circumference. IIRR one company solved this with a wrapping band of carbon around the clutch portion of the hub shell.

I'll add that roller clutches can have a somewhat different engagement "feel" compared to a ratchet design. Less "hard/solid" with initial engagement. Although for a while the police liked the silent coasting Andy
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