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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 […]

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Progress in the Workshop.

After difficult excavation work I have found both a floor and a workbench in the workshop. There is still plenty to do; underneath the bench is my next project, followed by the more difficult task of sorting out the left side of the workshop and the storage arrangements for my huge collection of bicycle and […]

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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" […]

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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 […]

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Sturmey Archer Restoration and Repair Course.

I'm considering offering a one day course on Sturmey Archer Gear restoration. The course would cover epicyclic theory but would also include plenty of hands-on work dismantling and rebuilding various different hubs. I'm wondering how many bike enthusiasts are out there who would be interested. Please leave a comment or contact me if this might […]

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