I’m pleased to announce that the long awaited motorcycle wheel building course is launching in January. The course lasts 3 days with one day of bicycle wheel building and two days motorcycle wheel building to give you a thorough understanding … Continue reading
Perfect Wheels For Your Raleigh Chopper As a discerning Raleigh Chopper owner you will want your wheels to be as perfect as it is possible to get them. If your rims and hubs are in reasonable condition there is no … Continue reading
The 4 speed toggle chain hasn’t been available for many years but now they are available again. I have had some pattern sets made and these are now for sale at £35* per set. These toggle chain sets are available … Continue reading
I will be running Sturmey Archer courses and wheel building courses regularly throughout 2014. Courses will run on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the year starting on Tuesday 7th January. Dates will be available for either course and the course that … Continue reading
Pattern Sturmey Archer Indicators from Colwood Wheel Works My engineer is now making pattern Sturmey Archer indicators and toggle chains for K, TF, FW, FG, FM, FC hubs. These hard to find parts are now available. I examined two prototypes … Continue reading
The Dynohub keeper is a rare tool but there is a way to manage without one. The Sturmey Archer dynohub keeper is a difficult thing to find these days. Sturmey Archer haven’t made them for a long time now. Those … Continue reading
This old spark-plug tin has been used to store valve parts for as long as I can remember. I have childhood memories of rummaging through the valve parts tin for a dust-cap or a woods valve with a good bit … Continue reading
The Sturmey Archer clutch appeared in 1921 with the introduction of the K series hubs. Earlier Sturmey Archer hub gears did not have a clutch but used a completely different method of engaging the various gears. This article covers all … Continue reading
Sturmey Archer sprockets can be a real problem on early (pre 1951) hubs. Early 12-spline and threaded sprockets are difficult to obtain and early threaded sprockets are difficult to change. I generally like to keep hubs in their original condition … Continue reading
Sturmey Archer spares are available from many different places but not many sellers or repairers will be able to match the spare part with the date of your hub. Functionally this isn’t really a problem as parts from early hubs … Continue reading
