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recumbentbill
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Just ordered the sturmey archer 3 speed and the 22t cog. It comes with a 18 I think. 13 thru 23 are available. Was not sure about spoke length so I went to sheldon browns site and down loaded the spoke calculator which is really cool. It listed the sturmey dimensions in the hub section and my velocity triple V rim was listed in the rims.Real easy to use. Spoke length came out as 259mm. Its so nice not to have to deal with the bike shop dudes.
I have been looking at different hubs 5 8 nexus and srams and the nuvinci. I decided on the sturmey because-----all parts can be had. design has been around for a looooong time.They seem to be pretty tough and the price. I don't slam the gears and I baby my bikes.3 gears should be enough for me . I realized that with the 7 cog derailleur I was only useing three gears.Time will tell about the sturmey mated with a 4stroke SBP shift kit. Will post updates about the sturmey good or bad. Just not comfortable with the deraill set up.
I have been looking at different hubs 5 8 nexus and srams and the nuvinci. I decided on the sturmey because-----all parts can be had. design has been around for a looooong time.They seem to be pretty tough and the price. I don't slam the gears and I baby my bikes.3 gears should be enough for me . I realized that with the 7 cog derailleur I was only useing three gears.Time will tell about the sturmey mated with a 4stroke SBP shift kit. Will post updates about the sturmey good or bad. Just not comfortable with the deraill set up.