Originally Posted by
David Newton
3 speeds Obsolete? HOOT!
3 speeds are way too modern and unnecessary. I remove them for a coaster brake wheel, but it is really flat here.
If you look at it in context, it's the hipster-fixies who are really old-timey.
The 3 speed and coaster brake were virtually simultaneous developments. Freewheel with coaster brake in the 1899 to 1901 period and the Sturmey Archer 3 speed announced in 1902. The first popular freewheel was the Fitchel & Sachs of 1898 I have read.
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