Dear British Bike Nuts,
Did any specialty outfit produce custom SA axles, with the intention of moving the hub to the left, to make room for a 5 speed cluster?
I've acquired a Sturmey Archer AW hub that had been fitted with a 5 speed
Regina freewheel, screwed onto a threaded driver. The odd thing about this
was the axle. At 6 3/8" (162mm) it is a standard Sturmey length, but the
right end is about 18mm longer, and the left 18mm shorter.
http://bikesmithdesign.com/
The machining marks do not look at all "Sturmeyish", but it sure doesn't look "Homemade" either.
Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com