Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,049
Likes: 6,252
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I was able to use the advice from this thread tonight. I'm fixing up an old three speed. It looks English, but it's not. It's called a West End, and it's American made. Mostly, it's a high quality bike. The rear hub is sticky inside. It doesn't freewheel readily, i.e. it pushes the sprocket forward unless you hold it back by putting your feet on the pedals.
It wouldn't shift until I flushed it with WD-40 and then ATF. Now it shifts.
I think I'll overhaul it tomorrow, though. I don't like the way it's reluctant to freewheel.
It looks like a Sturmey Archer, but it's a clone, made by Brampton in England. I hope that doesn't pose problems!