Originally Posted by
ConstantinosYEA
I am going to be converting my Puch into a 3-speed but i need to get a hub first before i build the wheel around it. I checked on craigslist and there is this guy selling two 3-speed Raleigh Sports for $30 for both. They are really rusty and old i am not sure if i should go for them. I also went to an LBS and asked for 3 speed hubs and they had 3 just lying around. They were all SA-AW but of different years. They had a 1953, 1956, and 1972. I am not sure of their internal condition or gearing ratios. Anybody know what the gearing ratios could be? They guy said he would sell them to me for $5 or $10 each.
Here are pics of the raleighs:
My advice is to work the words Sheldon Brown into your post. That way maybe he'll respond and give you a definitive answer. I'm thinking that he knows as much about internal hubs as anybody.