Originally Posted by shecky
Bendix, Shimano, Suntour, Sachs are probably the better ones you may find. however, I'd stay away from Sturmey Archer 3 speed coasters. The braking ability of those ones seems nonexistent.
thanks for the heads up about the sturmey archer hubs....
im kinda looking for a bendix anyways!!!
im surprised actually, bc the regular 3spd S-A hub is pretty reliable if its been maintained...could it be that the coaster hub you used was beat up? do you have any experience with 1spd S-A hubs?