AZORCH

Have you built something around an Alfine or Rohloff hub? Or maybe a 650B with a three speed? I'm interested in seeing Classic road bikes with internally geared hubs. Show us what you've got!

Matariki

1972 Raleigh Super Course. Fitted with Sturmey Archer drum brake hubs. Front is a dyno, rear is a 5 spd SRF-5. This is my daily commuter.

non-fixie 

You're too early, AZORCH. I got the frame, the AW hub, the dynohub, the rest of the parts. Everything I need for a clubman style cruiser. Just need some summertime off to build the thing. Call again in September ...

markk900

A little early for me too....its together but still waiting for some parts to hook up the shifting. Got an STI adapter for the brazed on fitting on order, and will probably use a standard thumb shifter. Laced the wheels with Alex DM18 rims; using a campy triomphe crank (42T) and a 19T rear. Will likely lose the quill pedals and go with some MKS as well. Obviously the saddle has to go too!

Velognome 

puchfinnland

those fenders are like G-strings...dont really get it.!

Italuminium

look sexy but don't cover your bum in the crap?

I've been stashing a 28 hole SA for a fast roadie project... someday. This frame:
P1040941 by ctjr, on Flickr

nlerner

I've built several over the years, but the one that's in the current fleet is a '74 Raleigh Super Course MKII with Sturmey-Archer SRF 5-speed hub and bar-end shifter:

Bandera

'59 alloy shell AW w/ Cyclo 3 cog set-up operated w/ barcons & original NR derailleur.

JohnDThompson 

Viscount "Aerospace" with Sturmey-Archer S3X:

djkashuba 

More "City" than "Road" but they can get up and move too..


Bertin by djk762, on Flickr


Motobecane Grand Record 3 speed conversion by djk762, on Flickr

-D

Velognome 

Yup like G-strings...same effect

So, Mrs. Puchfinnland wears thermals?

AZORCH

After converting the International to the SRF-3 hub I'm finding myself just a little bit hooked at the moment on IGH (which is why I began this thread in the first place, of course!) I still need to set up a good, clear shot of the bike, but here's a cell phone snap from today's ride.

Velognome 

Nice clean build, looks well thought out....I really like it!

bikamper

You sure about this?

73 Super Course, fixed FW 3 speed

64 Dunelt Sports, fixed AW 2 speed

54 Robin Hood, fixed Bendix 2 speed, Fulgur drum brake

62 Dunelt Fluer des Lys, two cog AW with double chain rings

70's Gitane, Alfine 8

70 Robin Hood, AM with Cyclo triple cog

07 Rivendell Bleriot, Sram S7 drumbrake hub, X-FDD up front

clasher

This was my winter bike but I'm gonna probably put upright bars on it and sell it... build another wheelset and find a frame that fits. I have all the parts for another 3 speed conversion on another frame I had kicking around, but I think it might be too small as well. I love the ride on the peugeot though... kind of just floats along.

dvsjes28

I know its not Vintage, Im sorry. Its an interesting bike though. Mercier Kilo WT5 from the infamous Bikesdirect. Its got the SA SRF-5(w) 5 speed hub and a barend shifter. Reynolds 520 frame with all the braze ons, Sugino crank and some Schwalbe marathons I threw on it.

Velognome 

an AW with 2 cogs/ 2 chainrings......too cool!

jrecoi

I wonder if the driver and clutch of the newer hubs reduce the large amounts of backlash fixed-wheel AW conversions are reputed to have.

bikamper

Oh, the AW has all the slop they are purported to have. I don't find it too annoying as I don't skip-stop and can't track stand. The hub in the Dunelt has a sliding clutch I had machined from A2 eight years ago. I had about very little slop then. Starting to see more slop so I'll need to break it down and see if the pins or clutch have gone south.

When I can get my hands on one of the newer hubs, I'll let you know. As for the fixed Bendix, no clutch, no slop.

Salubrious

The first is a rough draft of a 1949 Claud Butler clubman. Chater Lea crank, 1938 Phillip pedals, GB Sport brakes, SA 4-speed hub w/Dyno, Wauterlasser bars, Bayliss Wiley BB and front hub (not shown). I expect it will be on 26" rims when done. The second is vintage sorta- its a Titus road frame from the beginning years of Titus. The frame is set up for a 1" steering tube if that tells you anything. I had a Reynolds 953 fork made up for it as I had no trust of carbon. This one features an Alfine 11-speed hub with some ancient wingnuts. Overall its about 20 pounds. I plan to finish the steering tube and neck once I get the new brake/shift levers installed.

I like radial spoke patterns a lot so they are featured on both front wheels and the Dyno side of the clubman rear wheel. I'm also a sucker for Brooks saddles.

I like the ride of the Clubman- adequate proof that bikes have not progressed all that much since 1955 (the year of the SA hub). The Titus however is my main ride. It was built to prove out the Alfine hub (I have a MTB with a Rolhoff already); I wanted to know if the Alfine justifies a custom frame. It does. I hate derailers and this one proved that the Alfine is competitive with the best derailer systems and justifies a high-end build.

AZORCH

I am very intrigued. I'd be very interested building a classic lightweight around one, I think.

Salubrious

The problem is that the hub requires 135mm for installation. So finding an older road frame to accommodate it is a bit of a trick.

AZORCH

Hmm. That would be a heck of a stretch.

jimmuller 

What may be the ultimate IGH roadbike, as least that I've ever seen, would be photogravity's '50 Norman Rapide. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't mind me posting this pic. From Sunday's ride: