Not a bash on Fraser or anything, but I was wondering are the ASC hubs "worth" $200-300 USD? I don't want this to become a debate on "worth", so maybe a better question would be is an ASC $200-300 better than a fixed-free setup or a fixed-fixed setup? I'd love to try an ASC, but I'm hesitant to dump the money into it only to find that I'd prefer the better efficiency of a true fixed and the adjustability isn't really needed.
Doland Cheung SoCal
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Fraser Cunningham Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:39 AM To: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]ASC Sturmey Hubs
Well I have been 'outed', it seems.... So I admit it! I am willing to pay a somewhat silly price for an ASC hub... I am a fixed wheel addict, and I am scouring for an ASC hub to compliment that Mercian road and path frame I recently acquired for a very 'unsilly' price from Hillary Stone.
Yes, I am the one who pushed the price to where it ended, and I'm now kicking myself, wondering how much higher the winner would have gone.... Oh well...
Anyhow, I really like the statement that Jerry made: "That said, I think there is still a place for "friendly" prices among CR members..." And since I am a CR mamber, albeit a very new one, I would be eternally grateful to any one of you good people if you would put me out of my misery and lead me to the 'Holy Grail' of fixed wheel bliss, and sell me an ASC hub that you are not using....!
Be assured that if I ever get my hands on one, it will get used to the fullest extent that my legs can manage! And the machine it will grace will certainly be a proper classic machine!!
Yours in hopeful anticipation,
Fraser Cunningham.
Cincinnati, Ohio.