> I gotta tell ya Peter, that your enthusiasm made quite an impression on
> me with your early post that stated that you would take on all comers,
> any time, any where, on any bike with you on your trusty Sturmey-Archer
3-speed!
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
Ah, Chuck... I think it was with my trusty Sturmey-Archer FOUR-SPEED (FC, close ratio)... offer still stands. Just please not at Hains Point here in Washington with a 33 mph head wind like today. My FC, Clubman and my exhausted self would indeed be offered up on the Campy altar otherwise.
But seriously, the above combination has bested their fair share of derailleur-machines. Alas usually so modern as to make distinguishing their componentry let alone make impossible for me. All that neon paint, vowel-laden names and shiny spandex is just as blur as I overtake to the gentle click-click-click of a peerless S/A FC hub in top gear.
Peter Kohler, back on the S/A altar.
Washington DC USA