Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand
Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
Whenever I take out my old Ladies Hercules roadster for a ride it's a real joy. Why? - because it's got the sweetest SA 3 speed hub and it never gives me a troublesome moment. The now out of production Sachs 2 speed kickback hub is another hub I'm very fond of too. Being only two speed it is a wee bit limited, but it's largely flat around town and my bikes with a Sachs hub are used for 'go-and-fetch-it' type shopping runs and the like so two speeds aren't a problem.
I do own a 1980s 10 speed bicycle with derailleur gears which is very nicely setup with Vx SunTour components and while it's a good and trouble free ride I never feel quite so confident about shifting gears as when I'm riding a hub geared bike.
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