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Old 06-03-07 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by smurfy
From what I have heard with an S-A hub you don't want to go lower than a 41" low gear because it can destroy the hub.
I have never heard that... and we have done everything in our power to destroy one of them. The only sure method I have found is run them with out oil while abusing them.

Also jonwvara go to Bikesmith Design the last I knew he was working on a 28t cog/conversion for SA hubs FWIW that is MnHPVA Guy here on the boards and he probably knows more about the limits and capabilities of the SA hub than anybody I know.

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