Drove about 75 miles today for a ss donor...
02-05-05, 04:27 PM
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...didn't find ****z, I went to two flea markets, several resale shops, cruised many old neighborhoods since it's trash day, about 12 pawn shops, nada. I did see one older Peugeot MB and a 3-speed Nexus coaster I picked up for 3.00. On the way home I stopped at shop and road a Straight 8, didn't like the Nexus 3-speed so I will probably keep my Cruiser project a ss throw the Nexus on Ebay.
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02-05-05, 04:43 PM
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You do not score every day. The 3 speed coaster sounds interesting. What did you not like about riding one? I have never tried Nexus.
02-05-05, 05:12 PM
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It feels like a wide ratio gearbox, 2n'd felt decent, maybe 42x18 but 1'st and 3'rd were really spaced apart. It also clicked like crazy.
02-05-05, 05:42 PM
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SA 3 speeds are 3/4 and 4/3 over the stock 46 18. Pretty wide also. So the rachet mechanism sounds/feels like cr*p? Too bad. The old heavy SA stuff is smooth as butter and you could ride around the world twice with a few drops of oil. Before you give up on the hub, if it takes oil, not grease, try lubing it with synthetic 5w30. This is what I use. I know old Mr.s Sturmey and Archer would roll over in their graves if they read this, but it works for me.
