Not vent, but I'd be happy to share.
Coming home on the bike recently, I shifted into 3rd ratio...and it just wasn't there. Great big neutral. By the time I got home, 4th ratio was the same way.
This is with less than 250 miles on the hub.
I found by pushing the bike backwards ten feet or so, 3rd and 4th gears would hook up and return, but only work until the next shift when they would again be neutrals. I don't think anything is broken, it's just the internal selector doesn't seem to lock into those gears.
I was waiting for Sturmey's response to my issues before I went public, but I emailed them two weeks ago and haven't heard anything yet.
In the meantime, I'm riding the bike with a SRAM iMotion3 hub. If you can get along with just three ratios, this is a great gearset. Not many miles on it yet either, but so far I'd say it's the best three speed hub I've ever used.
tcs
Interesting.
It seems like the only bomb proof Hub Sturmey Archer makes is the 3 speed! I don't know why can't make a solid 8 speed hub? Anyway, Why didn't you go ahead and buy the Nexus 8 Speed Hub? I don't think I've heard anyone complain yet and it seems like a good product.