Recent content by plytheman

I had a Schwinn Varsity once, this is what it looked like: Maybe a bit closer to a lamplighter than a Wright Bros, but close enough in time period at least! But alas, after many months of re-welding and bracing it this past winter it got stolen mid-paint job... All they got was the frame...

I just watched again, he says it unscrews anti-clockwise, NOT counter-thread.... WHOOPS! Glad to know I was out there for twenty minutes tightening it instead of loosening, but either way it's on there good. I'm not quite ready to give up on it yet, I was so pumped when I got some of the...

So I made some progress with my SA hub today. If nothing else I at least got one of the pawls loosened up enough to start clicking and restrict one direction of rotation. The problem I ran into though, was getting the ball ring to unscrew. The link to the Youtube video said it was a...

Thanks for the good news! It looks like Harris Cyclery has a lot of the parts I need, so assuming I can't find them closer to home (need the drive-side nut/guide which apparently is hard to come across) I can put in an order with Harris. I'm looking forward to the confusion and frustration...

Bumping this thread because I found a Sturmey Archer (AW) on the side of the road two days ago. The cog was a little rusted, but most of the hub itself was still pretty shiny so I figure it hadn't been out in the gutter for too long. Everything was locked up pretty tight on it so I put it over...