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10-26-09 | 06:55 AM

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rhm

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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie

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Originally Posted by sfclearwater

Doubt it. First the bike has a front and rear brake, no reason for a coaster brake. Second you can see a Sturmey Archer shifter, pulley, and cable mounted on the bike. Gonna have to go with Sixty Fiver on this one...

Actually, there was also a F&S Torpedo 3-speed Model 415 that did not have a coaster brake, and it had a shifter mechanism that looked very much like the SA unit. The Austrian built Sears bikes did in fact came with F&S Torpedo transmissions, and not English made SA units.

We agree, the bike evidently has a three speed hub. What kind? Your vote is noted. So is mine. So is 65'r's. But we don't actually know whether it's Sturmey, Sachs, Sears, or Shimano... either OP will fill us in, or not. Until then, the jury is out.

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