Suggestions for rear hub 120mm?
05-11-16, 03:04 PM
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Suggestions for rear hub 120mm?
Hi guys,
I'm currently restoring my "Long John" (Danish cargobike) and are doing some upgrades as well. I bought a 8-speed hub from sturmey-archer but it's to wide to fit my bike which only has a 120mm spacing. I found a 4-speed hub at S-As webpage that is 120mm over the locknuts, Emailed them and asked if they are producing it, since I can't find it for sale anywhere. They're not apparently. I've found 3-speed hubs from both S-A and Shimano but would like more gears if it's possible. Are there any gear hub with more than 3 speeds that is being produced at the moment? Brand doesn't matter. I live in a small country with less than 10 million citizens and the LBS are quite limited. Any suggestions or advice for my project?
Regars
Fred
I'm currently restoring my "Long John" (Danish cargobike) and are doing some upgrades as well. I bought a 8-speed hub from sturmey-archer but it's to wide to fit my bike which only has a 120mm spacing. I found a 4-speed hub at S-As webpage that is 120mm over the locknuts, Emailed them and asked if they are producing it, since I can't find it for sale anywhere. They're not apparently. I've found 3-speed hubs from both S-A and Shimano but would like more gears if it's possible. Are there any gear hub with more than 3 speeds that is being produced at the moment? Brand doesn't matter. I live in a small country with less than 10 million citizens and the LBS are quite limited. Any suggestions or advice for my project?
Regars
Fred
05-11-16, 03:54 PM
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Both Sturmey Archer and Shimano produce a wide variety of internally geared hubs (IGH).
Here are SA's rear hubs.
Here are SA's rear hubs.
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05-12-16, 06:43 AM
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moved here from the fitting forum
05-12-16, 08:20 AM
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Sturmey Archer | X-RF8 people say they can remove nuts from the left end and narrow the hub to fit..
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05-12-16, 08:33 AM
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Cold set (bend) the frame to accommodate wider hubs.
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Ah, I'll try that! Thanks!
05-12-16, 12:42 PM
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