[Closed] Three speed hub ?

Sturmey Archer?

Funnily enough, that's what brought it to mind. Parked my bike next to an old 70s shopper with Sturmey Archer gears and a big old rusty dynamo headlight. But those Sturmey Archers were awful, vague and draggy as I remember it. And they didn't have as wide a range of ratios as I'm envisaging...

Wasn't there a device that fitted in the bottom bracket that gave you two speeds?

Ahh, the new one is the Hammerschmidt, but the old one was a schlumpf.

I reckon if they thought about it, they could get three speeds in there and keep it all nice and smooth.

http://www.canyon.com/_en/technology/project144-2.html

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just remove the rear gears. three speed - no problem.

Would it be possible to make a three speed hub that was fairly light (a lot lighter than an Alfine for instance) with really wide spread gears? Seems to me this would be great - a little bit like a singlespeed that doesn't spin out on descents or leave you walking on the really steep bits. Yeah, yeah, I know - it doesn't make a lot of sense from a practical point of view but there's something strangely appealing about the idea... Maybe I'm just weird

Shimano Nexus Inter 3 speed disc?

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http://hubstripping.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/142/ been out for a number of years - was used on some specialised urban bikes in the UK

Si

[url= http://www.sturmey-archer.com/products/hubs/cid/4/id/60 ]Sturmey-Archer XRK5[/url] ?
5 speed, alloy shell, with disk brake fittings. Weighs 1.2Kg though.

Cheezpleez - Member
...those Sturmey Archers were awful, vague and draggy as I remember it. And they didn't have as wide a range of ratios as I'm envisaging...

The new ones are much better.