Re: [CR]WTB: sturmey-archer tf nuts (and many questions as well)

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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:34:49 -0500
To: galen pewtherer <dolface@gmail.com>, Classic Rendezvous Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]WTB: sturmey-archer tf nuts (and many questions as well)


galen pewtherer wrote:
>hello all,
>i was fortunate enough to purchase a sturmey-archer tf hub from a
>fellow listmember, and i'm looking for a few parts for it.
>
>i need a set of axle nuts for it. they needn't be the 'correct' ones,
>just something that will work as the bike is going to be a rider, not
>a show bike.

See: http://harriscyclery.com/sturmey
>i'm also looking for a trigger. again, it needn't be 'correct', just
>something that will work. (there's something in the back of my brain
>that says that i read something about using 3-speed triggers for this
>hub, perhaps on sheldon brown's site, but a fair bit of searching
>hasn't turned anything up.)

Actually, for a two speed, ANY kind of shifter whatsoever, derailer or internal gear will work.

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