Val at Bikesmith in Seattle is very good with repair and cleaning of Sturmey Hubs.... (206) 632-3102{}{} No Relation--- Nelson Miller--- Seattle
{}From: "joel metz, ifbma/sfbma"
{}To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
{}Subject: Re: [CR]Sturmey parts/service Questions
{}Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 00:48:53 -0700
{}
{}{}I have what I thought was a Sturmey alloy 5 speed. It turns out on
{}{}cleaning
{}{}that it says 3 speed. There are numbers "56 10" (I presume means
{}{}Nov.
{}{}1956). My questions are:
{}{}1) Are the internal gear ratios the same on the alloy as the steel
{}{}hubs?
{}
{}assuming were talking AW, yep, they are.
{}
{}{}2) Does anyone know a source for those 3 or 4 speed clusters that
{}{}fit where
{}{}the single cog goes?
{}{}3) Is there a cogset that is any better (ratio-wise) than any
{}{}other?
{}
{}those 3 cog stacks are hard to come by. but! you can, however,
{} stack two sturmey cogs on one hub, bulge portions together
{} (with a thinner than normal spacer between), and snap the circlip
{} on. thats how i usually run mine for touring with any real
{}climbing
{} involved - 2 sets of gears that way - one for flats, and one for
{} climbing... manual gear change, but it only takes a minute once
{} you have it down.
{}
{}{}4) Anyone service these things? In an ill fated attempt to remove
{}{}the axle,
{}{}some little thing went flying and I never found it. No idea what it
{}{}was, but
{}{}I figure it was probably necessary.
{}
{}id put my money on it being the spring cap - little bit that goes
{} on top of the clutch spring, with reasonable odds of being
{} ejected by said part upon disassembly...not absolutely
{} neccessary... ive run hubs without them, and some aw diagrams
{} dont show them.
{}
{}as for places that service them, i dunno - i do all my own work,
{} but im not confident enough to say ill work on someone elses :)
{} can definitely provide parts locally, though, from my stash of
{} dissected old aws... pedal revolution and american cyclery
{} (both in sf) i know to have various spares.
{}
{}-joel
{}
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