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Indeed, my daily driver is a Sturmey Archer AW from 1963. But I must say, contemporary derailleur systems with indexed shifting work pretty darn well.
by analog31 5y ago
Indeed, my daily driver is a Sturmey Archer AW from 1963. But I must say, contemporary derailleur systems with indexed shifting work pretty darn well.
- ubermonkey 5y agoThey need maintenance that sealed-hub bikes can mostly do without, though. My road bike has SRAM eTap on it. It's beautiful, sleek, and shifts perfectly almost every time. BUT that performance starts to suffer if I let the drive train get dirty, especially if I let gunk accumulate on the jockey wheels. Your Sturmey can be ridden without such concerns. I mean, I'd never be able to keep up on my group rides on it, but for a general use bicycle it's probably superior.
- analog31 5y agoI built a three speed road bike, and its downfall was riding with others due to the low ratio. When you're riding solo, you can ride at the right speed for a gear. But in a group, others are choosing your speed for you. Also, I like having a few more gears after mile 30 or 40.
- analog31 5y agoOops, not low ratio. I meant wide spacing.