Originally Posted by
europa
But if SS works for you, an old 3 speed rear hub might work better (and be really cheap), particularly if you can get one of them Sturmey Archer jobs with the coaster brake, that way the salt and muck can't affect your braking.
Richard
I can find 3 speed hubs cheap and an IGH has definite advantages in the winter. The way I see it though even an old 3 speed Sturmey Archer is going to end up costing more than I want to invest by the time I add a 40 hole 700c rim, get new spokes, new cabling, etc.
Not that it would be hugely expensive but if you think about all the time I'd put into building a new rear wheel, one could have replaced all the rusted screws and cleaned up a "sacrificial derailleur" a few times over. Plus I'd only have 3 speeds back there instead of 7.