info on internal hubs and shifters

[kidgambit]

im wanting to install a 117 mm internal hub on my schwinn stingray. but idk what brand to get. some insight would help

[B607]

Get a blue band Bendix kickback 2-speed. That's one of the internal hubs came on StingRays. Gary

[gcrank1]

How many speeds do you want?

[kidgambit]

3 because in building a suicide shifter

[gcrank1]

Im sure I remember reading that the Japanese version of the Sturmey Archer 3spd is better than the original. I only have the Brit versions, though. There is some talk they can slip in high which, if you are standing over a high toptube on an accent can be.......'octave raising'. See 'Sheldon Browns' website.

[kidgambit]

it has to be a 3 speed and have a twist grip shifter

[expjawa]

I'll just throw this out there - it might be worth considering.

Sturmey Archer's 8-speed internal gear hub is fairly inexpensive and lends itself well to 20" wheel bikes. I have the idea that they intended it for folders, like Dahon. Where most internal hubs use 1:1 ratio in the middle, S-A's 8-speed has 1:1 in first gear, and all ratios go up from there. So, with the typical Schwinn 46T chainring, you would have a speed range comparable to a typical road bike, but on a Stingray. So far, it only comes with a twist grip shifter, so you'd still be in luck there. The no-brake version (if you use rim brakes) can have an OLD down to 120 mm, IIRC, but the drum brake version is out at 135 mm, requiring respacing. Any way you look at it, it would be trick, and you could probably embarass the occasional roadie by keeping up with him...

I have the idea that this is what I'm going to use on my '69 Fastback, especially since the original 3-speed hub is busted and the shifter is missing...

[hubgearfreak]

There is some talk they can slip in high which, if you are standing over a high toptube on an accent can be.......'octave raising'. See 'Sheldon Browns' website.

it''d certainly be painful. it happens through neglect & stupidity regarding cable adjustment, not an inherently poor design.
most, if not all, new SA 3 speed hubs are NIG anyway, which compensates for slapdash maintainance

[kidgambit]

so your saying the s a 8 speed internal hub and twist grip shifter is the way to go. do u know the price and where to get one

[expjawa]

so your saying the s a 8 speed internal hub and twist grip shifter is the way to go. do u know the price and where to get one

IIRC, you can find them on Amazon. $140 for the regular version, $160 for the drum brake.

[kidgambit]

can u post a link

[expjawa]

Sure, but going to Amazon and looking in the hub section of the bicycle parts section isn't tough...

http://tinyurl.com/7w7hr6c

Anyway, the listing says that the hub is 135 mm OLD. But see the stack of lock nuts on the non-drive side? S-A says that you can narrow the spacing by removing the redundant nuts. At least you can for the no-brake version; you can get it down to 120 mm.

[kidgambit]

i need for sure answers. i am new to this stuff

[expjawa]

i need for sure answers. i am new to this stuff

What's not "for sure"? Another link that might be helpful:
http://www.sturmey-archer.com/products/hubs/cid/5/id/6

[kidgambit]

which one comes with everything i need