There is no shortage of FW hub parts except for toggle chains which can be rebuilt using the chains from AW ones. Hilary Stone
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>From: CYCLESTORE@aol.com
>To: cyqlist@juno.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Another Intro
>Date: Sun, Jan 14, 2001, 9:16 pm
>
> Greetings Richard,
>
> Saw your intro on the Classic Rendezvous list. I and several of my friends
> and coworkers are Sturmey (God save the Queen) Archer nuts.
>
> I think there is little problem with the 4 speed FW hub for reliability. Most
> were brought in the 50-60's so any hubs ridden a significant distance might
> need very hard to find replacment parts. The aren't as tough to mistreatment
> as the AW hub (nothing is).
>
> As a side not many of my SA friend are into long distance Randonnuer Brevets
> events and ride fixed and free SA hubs on the rides. The rides are
> 200-300-400-600 km long and the first finisher last year rode a 7 speed
> internal. He now plans to ride a restored 1965 Moulton with FW 4 speed this
> year on the event for comfort and challange ( I can't enjoy 125 miles in
> rolly poly terrain with a for speed myself). After riding the whole series
> on long distance brevets we all plan to Rendezvous in Boston for the
> 1200km/750 mile Boston-Montreal-Boston(B-M-B) 90 hour bike event.
>
> While few people have the time fitness and stamina (I among them but I have
> done similar events successfully in the past) or interest in the longish
> events, cycling and tinkering with them has been a lifelong passion. Perhaps
> our band of merry cyclo's or others from the CR list and yourself can get
> together this summer pre or post B-M-B. An CR's members convenient to
> Montreal in August?
>
> For those that care we import classic (all very well equipped classic
> internally hub equipped roadster bikes 3-5 speed) as well as Moulton Speed,
> Speed New Series and All Purpose (APB) with internal hubs from Britain. My
> personal favorite is the wide geared 33-100 gear inches Moulton APB with
> Sturmey Archer Sprinter 7 Hub and Drum brake. I'm trying to rig an old style
> (new manufacture) full chain case on it to keep it tidy. I'll let you know
> how it goes.
>
> Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) is in 2003, time to get ready.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gilberts Anderson
> The Bicycle Outfitter
> 519 W. North St.
> Raleigh, NC 27603
> 919/828-8999
> 800/321-5511
> cyclestore@aol.com
>
>
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>
> In a message dated 1/14/01 2:29:08 PM, cyqlist@juno.com writes:
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> Best regards,
>
> Richard Buck
> Watertown, Massachusetts >>