rag joint or hub adapter the only choice?

[PsychDoc]

I have a 3 speed Sturmey Archer rear hub- love it- but its about 2.125 diameter and has a slight 'hourglass' shape so I don't think a hub adapter will work, and I refuse to use a rag joint. are there other options or do I need to give up 3 speed and use ? a coaster single speed? help please

(i know I posted in the 'other' forum as well- forgive me)

 

[The_Aleman]

Yeah, the Sturmey IGH is an oddly-shaped large diameter hub. A hub adapter would have to be custom-made for it.

An alternative, albeit expensive, is to run a disc rear wheel and use the disc mount on hub for the sprocket. There are disc Sturmeys.

You could also just shift kit the whole thing. I've run Sturmeys X-RD3 and X-RD5 in shifter setups for years, they'll do the job.