Does anybody have a 120mm spaced (track) fixed or single-speed bike that fancies adding a couple of extra gears?
I did this project last year. Managed to find a brand new Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub with quite narrow OLN spacing (about 112-114mm iirc). This hub is one of the original AW types made in England in the early eighties that had sat unused in its original packaging until I stumbled upon it.
The OLN spacing is important as it allows an extra set of captive washers to go on the inside of the dropouts; this hold the wheel very securely in the frame without having to use ugly chain tugs.
I laced it to a Mavic Cosmos rim that I had (less than 1000 road miles old), using DT SS double butted spokes.
I installed the 3-speed trigger on the drive side seat stay and it worked perfectly.
But I didn’t get around to riding it!
Then, on a whim, I converted the bike to flat bars; and still didn’t use it!
Done about 25miles at the most.
So, finding myself skint, I’m contemplating selling the wheel, shifter and parts.