Perfect wheels for your pride and joy 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 good condition there is no reason that your wheels shouldn't be mechanically perfect. My special Raleigh Chopper wheel service […]

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 which were very good indeed. Just a couple of very minor changes were required which […]

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 that do exist are usually tucked away safely in a dealer's or enthusuast's workshop. Separating […]

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 Sturmey Archer clutches from 1921 except N.I.G clutches. Clutches for K Series Hubs K5   […]

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 as much as possible, but sometimes a compromise is necessary. Threaded Sturmey Archer sprockets use […]

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 are in many cases interchangeable with parts from later hubs. However if you want to […]

I have been restoring some older Sturmey Archer Internals. I currently have two historic hub gear internals ready to fit AB or AG hubs. Sturmey Archer Internals Can Be Date Matched Pre 2000 A-series internals are interchangeable. A 1990s internal can fit into 1940s hub shell and will still work perfectly. However, if you are […]

I've just taken delivery of a very large consignment of used and NOS Sturmey Archer spares and complete hubs. I now have a large stock of Sturmey Archer AG,and GH6 hubs which can be supplied as received or fully serviced. There are a few FG 4-speed hubs which will be reconditioned or stripped for spares, […]

Yesterday I took a train ride to Milton Keynes to meet Pete Read the owner of Pheonix Hub Gears and the UK's leading expert on all Sturmey Archer gears. A worthy competitor to Colwood Wheel Works and also a good friend. We had a very enjoyable time together discussing hub gearing as well as other […]

There are so many different Sturmey Archer hubs and variants within the hubs that there is always something new to learn. The S3C is certainly not the most common and is one of the more interesting. I bought this one on eBay because although I had a good understanding of how it works I'd never […]