Today, on yet another wintery Sunday, (so fed up with this weather - it was the start of the randonneuring season today in Germany, but with snow and black ice on the roads this morning riding was just too dangerous) I managed to fit the Hetchins frame I´ve had for nearly twenty years with the Sturmey hub.
I don´t know yet if the wing nuts will keep the hub in place, but if needs be I can always put a chain tensioner from a three speed utility bike in. Also finding the chainline was an adventure; experimenting with all sorts of bits and bobs for the bb took hours. There´s parts from three makers now in the bb.
Photos, as usual taken by my son, can be seen on
http://www.wooljersey.com/
Has anyone already any experience with the hub? Any mistakes to be avoided, beyond what a Sturmey user of nearly thirty years should know?
My ususal two remarks: One, none of the bikes in my wooly gallery is currently for sale, and two, please don´t e-mail any pictures or scans; I use dial up steam internet.
Regards, Toni Theilmeier, Belm, Germany.