Re: [CR]Early S-A question

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Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:07:45 -0400
To: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>, <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Early S-A question

Pete Geurds wrote:
>Did Sturmey-Archer ever use a rod linkage for their hubs?
>Just wondering if those top tube shifters might have had rods instead of
>cables early on.

The shifters always used cables.

The drum brake models were available in either cable or rod configuration for the brake linkages.

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