Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
I have the new X-RF8w hub on my Downtube Mini. Long story, but the short of it is that I took the bike with the older X-RF8 hub (it's got maybe 5500 miles on it from two years of riding) to my LBS for an overhaul, and the head mechanic killed the hub. Ended up charging me $120 labor, plus tax, for which I got a whole new wheel with the new model hub. I believe Sturmey Archer supplied it for free.
At this point my hub has about 75 miles on it, and I like it a lot.
But I gather tcs is having trouble with his.
tcs, want to vent?