Hub Gears
Beginners Welcome
My seven year old daughter was interested in knowing what I was going to teach people, so I took her into the workshop and showed her. Within half an hour of tuition she was dismantling and rebuilding the AW hub on her own, and adjusting it correctly. No previous experience is necessary, just a willingness […]
Update on Sturmey Archer Course Launch
The curriculum for the Sturmey Archer course is more or less decided. I will be running a trial day soon with two of my friends as guinea-pig students. I will then be making any adjustments to the curriculum and my teaching methods that may be necessary before launching the course. I will update the "Courses" […]
Surprise Bungled Repair Find
I removed an AW from an old scrap bike to use for my course demonstrations. As I was dismantling it I realised that there was no thrust ring over the clutch. Then I noticed that the clutch was sitting far too high. Somebody had dismantled the hub and reassembled it with the thrust ring underneath […]
Sturmey Archer TF
A very rare hub from 1933 has been sent to me for a strip down and clean. This particular hub has been fitted with a free-wheel (also made by Sturmey Archer) which is worn out so will have to be removed. The first job is to remove the freewheel. The safest and most time consuming […]
12-speed derailleur to 3-speed AW conversion
My friend, Rod, needs a bike. The most suitable bike in my garage is a 12-speed Peugeot in very poor condition. Today I have been in the workshop with Rod getting this bike ready to ride. However he doesn't want 12 gears and would rather have a 3-speed hub gear. (Obviously my enthusiasm for hub […]
Completed the FW rebuild
I went into the workshop this afternoon with the idea of tidying it up a bit. Seeing the FW axle in the vice I began to clean some more of the parts. Having started I couldn't stop so the hub is now completely rebuilt, lubricated and polished. The FW is now looking good and running […]
The S3B 3-Speed hub with 55mm Drum Brake.
I was handed an interesting little hub the other day. I'd never seen an S3B before. I checked the Sturmey Archer Heritage site to see what the date run was and to have a look at an exploded drawing. The hub was made from 1967 to 1976. The one I had in my hand was […]
Sturmey Archer FWs
I'm currently servicing 2 FW four-speed hubs for a friend. One of them is in very nice condition and needs nothing more than a good clean and lubrication. I opened the gear and examined the internals as my friend requested and stripped it down as far as the planet cage. There was no need to […]