I've taken my old Raleigh Record Sprint (a sport-tourer from the mid-'80s) to my friendly LBS for a rebuild. Since I already have a derailleur bike, and I'm too fat/weak to ride fixed, I'm turning it into a 3-speed with a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. (shoutout here to rbm stalwart Dane Buson--thanks for the hub D!)
Anyway. I'm going to put mustache bars on it, and am thinking about where to mount the trigger shifter. Has anyone tried mounting a sturmey-archer trigger shifter on a stem?
I've taken my old Raleigh Record Sprint (a sport-tourer from the mid-'80s) to my friendly LBS for a rebuild. Since I already have a derailleur bike, and I'm too fat/weak to ride fixed, I'm turning it into a 3-speed with a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. (shoutout here to rbm stalwart Dane Buson--thanks for the hub D!)
Anyway. I'm going to put mustache bars on it, and am thinking about where to mount the trigger shifter. Has anyone tried mounting a sturmey-archer trigger shifter on a stem?
If I can mount a bell to a quill stem, then you can do the same with a trigger shifter. However, there's plenty of unused room on a moustache bar in the stem area that seems more logical to me. My S/A bike has a high tech system where I can never leave the grip, yet shift AND ring my red bell at the same time. It's breathtaking!
I've taken my old Raleigh Record Sprint (a sport-tourer from the mid-'80s) to my friendly LBS for a rebuild. Since I already have a derailleur bike, and I'm too fat/weak to ride fixed, I'm turning it into a 3-speed with a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. (shoutout here to rbm stalwart Dane Buson--thanks for the hub D!)
Anyway. I'm going to put mustache bars on it, and am thinking about where to mount the trigger shifter. Has anyone tried mounting a sturmey-archer trigger shifter on a stem?
I think those older S-A shifters work best on the curved section of the handlebar (look at where it's situated on just about any 3-speed bike, on the curve just past the brake lever). I've used one of these on a straight section of bar-end, and found that the lever can bottom out on the bar. This can result in the hub not always clicking into 1st gear, and it also makes it harder to flick the lever into 2nd gear (though this is easier to do with the later black plastic lever ends, as opposed to the old flat bare metal ones). So I imagine you'd have the same issue mounting it on a stem.
Also, these shifters (like many others) are made to just fit the diameter of a handlebar, and many stems may be the wrong size. If you're willing to use a modern S-A shifter there are various ones made now (trigger, gripshift, etc) that could fit your new bars. Check out http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_3spd_AW.php and click on "view shifters".
I've taken my old Raleigh Record Sprint (a sport-tourer from the mid-'80s) to my friendly LBS for a rebuild. Since I already have a derailleur bike, and I'm too fat/weak to ride fixed, I'm turning it into a 3-speed with a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. (shoutout here to rbm stalwart Dane Buson--thanks for the hub D!)
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Now, if I can just finally get the time to finish my own internal gear hub project...
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Anyway. I'm going to put mustache bars on it, and am thinking about where to mount the trigger shifter. Has anyone tried mounting a sturmey-archer trigger shifter on a stem?
I can understand why you'd want something like a cyclocomputer on the stem, but it would seem physically awkward to have the shifter on the stem. Of course I was thinking straight up. I suppose mounting it sideways (if you can manage it) might be usable.
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Also, these shifters (like many others) are made to just fit the diameter of a handlebar, and many stems may be the wrong size. If you're willing to use a modern S-A shifter there are various ones made now (trigger, gripshift, etc) that could fit your new bars. Check out http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_3spd_AW.php and click on "view shifters".
Oooh, I haven't seen that before.
Mmmmm, shifter pr0n.
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I've taken my old Raleigh Record Sprint (a sport-tourer from the mid-'80s) to my friendly LBS for a rebuild. Since I already have a derailleur bike, and I'm too fat/weak to ride fixed, I'm turning it into a 3-speed with a Sturmey-Archer AW hub. (shoutout here to rbm stalwart Dane Buson--thanks for the hub D!)
:-)
Now, if I can just finally get the time to finish my own internal gear hub project...
What have you got lined up?
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Anyway. I'm going to put mustache bars on it, and am thinking about where to mount the trigger shifter. Has anyone tried mounting a sturmey-archer trigger shifter on a stem?
I can understand why you'd want something like a cyclocomputer on the stem, but it would seem physically awkward to have the shifter on the stem. Of course I was thinking straight up. I suppose mounting it sideways (if you can manage it) might be usable.
Oh, I was just being speculative. My last m-barred 3-speed had the trigger at the curve, near the brake lever, but pointing upwards rather than out.
I may think about mounting a bell on the stem...or finding bells that thread onto the downtube shifter bosses...
I "triggered" a bit tonight on ole Irene, my candy-apple-red-sparkle- gayer-than-Robert-Goulet's-moustache bike*, and have to say, the thumbie looks interesting. The trigger is traditional and cool, but a bit slow.
*I am not gay, the bike only gives me deep tissue massage.
I "triggered" a bit tonight on ole Irene, my candy-apple-red-sparkle- gayer-than-Robert-Goulet's-moustache bike*, and have to say, the thumbie looks interesting. The trigger is traditional and cool, but a bit slow.
How fast do you have to be on a three-speed? Back when I was dodging double-decker buses, triggers seemed quick enough. How's a thumbie faster than a trigger?
In those days, I rode a Sachs Torpedo, but that's pretty much the same as a Sturmey-Archer AW. Huge jumps in gearing. Hopping from light to light, I'd be lucky to move fast enough to click into high gear.
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*I am not gay, the bike only gives me deep tissue massage.
[censored] set you up, obviously, same as Mayor Barry.
Now, if I can just finally get the time to finish my own internal gear hub project...
What have you got lined up?
An SRAM Spectro 7 speed hub that I built into a 20" Sun CR-18 rim. It's attached to a Raleigh Twenty that fits nicely into a standard size hard-shell suitcase. It will be my travel bike and probably loaner. It's nicely adjustable for different heights.
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I may think about mounting a bell on the stem...or finding bells that thread onto the downtube shifter bosses...
Interesting... Which reminds me that I need to find a place to mount a second bell on my Xtracycle. Number One daugher has her own bell, I don't want to short Number Two daughter unnecessarily.
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An SRAM Spectro 7 speed hub that I built into a 20" Sun CR-18 rim. It's attached to a Raleigh Twenty that fits nicely into a standard size hard-shell suitcase. It will be my travel bike and probably loaner. It's nicely adjustable for different heights.
Oooh, nifty. You know, back when I lived in England I saw scores of Raleigh Twenties (and their lookalikes). It seems that they were reasonably popular commuting/shopping bikes back in the '70s, and continue to crank away, carrying students to and fro to this day. I didn't know I was looking at a cult classic. Ah, youth and inexperience.
Iffenwhen you get it worked out, you should come out to DC. We'll do a hub-gear tour of the District of Calamity.
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I may think about mounting a bell on the stem...or finding bells that thread onto the downtube shifter bosses...
Interesting... Which reminds me that I need to find a place to mount a second bell on my Xtracycle. Number One daugher has her own bell, I don't want to short Number Two daughter unnecessarily.
Just as long as it makes a proper "DING!" sound. I find "ting-ling-ling" bells undignified.
I "triggered" a bit tonight on ole Irene, my candy-apple-red-sparkle- gayer-than-Robert-Goulet's-moustache bike*, and have to say, the thumbie looks interesting. The trigger is traditional and cool, but a bit slow.
How fast do you have to be on a three-speed? Back when I was dodging double-decker buses, triggers seemed quick enough. How's a thumbie faster than a trigger?
The thumbie clicks instead of settling into a detent--it's hard to explain. It's nicer feeling for sure--but not some sort of deal breaker. The grip shifter for SA hubs makes me a bit ill, though. :-P
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In those days, I rode a Sachs Torpedo, but that's pretty much the same as a Sturmey-Archer AW. Huge jumps in gearing. Hopping from light to light, I'd be lucky to move fast enough to click into high gear.
I rode the [censored] out of my 3spd Sachs in 89-90 on a lovely Kroon when I lived in Gothenburg. What a majestic ride. No complaints.
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*I am not gay, the bike only gives me deep tissue massage.
[censored] set you up, obviously, same as Mayor Barry.
Hey now, I wasn't snorting angel dust off the fenders or anything.
An SRAM Spectro 7 speed hub that I built into a 20" Sun CR-18 rim. It's attached to a Raleigh Twenty that fits nicely into a standard size hard-shell suitcase. It will be my travel bike and probably loaner. It's nicely adjustable for different heights.
Oooh, nifty. You know, back when I lived in England I saw scores of Raleigh Twenties (and their lookalikes). It seems that they were reasonably popular commuting/shopping bikes back in the '70s, and continue to crank away, carrying students to and fro to this day. I didn't know I was looking at a cult classic. Ah, youth and inexperience.
Iffenwhen you get it worked out, you should come out to DC. We'll do a hub-gear tour of the District of Calamity.
That sounds like fun. Though it will have to be next summer more than likely. I'll be out east again in the beginning of August, but it will be four days mainly with the parents.
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I may think about mounting a bell on the stem...or finding bells that thread onto the downtube shifter bosses...
Interesting... Which reminds me that I need to find a place to mount a second bell on my Xtracycle. Number One daugher has her own bell, I don't want to short Number Two daughter unnecessarily.
Just as long as it makes a proper "DING!" sound. I find "ting-ling-ling" bells undignified.
They're also just not very loud. I have a proper dingy bell for the rear mount. I'll have to find another for Number Two daughter.
-- Dane Buson - [email hidden] Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. -- John Ciardi
