Buying Hubs on eBay
I've been on eBay again, buying a few hubs that will be useful for the Sturmey Archer Course. One of the hubs is a AG 3-speed with dynamo. It is dated November 1959. Apart from the sprocket (which is no better than scrap metal) the hub is in beautiful condition. I love working on hubs […]
Sturmey Archer Courses to begin in August
The workshop is within days of being ready for training. Just a few very small issues which were raised during the risk assessment which need to be dealt with. A "Guinea Pig" Sturmey Archer course is is scheduled for the end of this month. (Two friends will be my guinea pigs for a day whilst […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The Trusty Pavemaster
I've been digging through the lock-up, trying to sort out the collection of junk bikes. Most of them will be stripped for spares and the frames scrapped. However, I did find some interesting bikes that I am now auctioning on eBay. I've been digging through the lock-up, trying to sort out the collection of junk […]
The Unicycle – To Build or not To Build
On my workbench is a unicycle, a dismantled unicycle missing some parts. I would like to rebuild this, but the parts I need are probably going to be too expensive to buy new and still make the project worthwhile. I need a 5 inch left crank and pedal and a seatpost and seat. I also […]