Not too sure of the year but Schwinn had a model that was 2 speed in the 80's or 70's .
Good maintenance to your Bike, can make it like the wheels are, true and smooth!
Keep looking at the Sturmey Archer website. This is quite a collection of vintage information that includes release dates and history. There are also a few sites dedicated to S-A hubs that do a very good job of documenting the history of this fine company and their products since 1909 or so.
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FYI that the original poster is asking about multispeed FIX GEAR hubs, not the normal internal gear hubs that have been made for a long time.
I have not ridden one of these. Seems like a very cool idea. Downsides are weight and I think there is a little bit of play between going forward and back so it would feel a little like a fix with a loose chain.
SA also has a new version of the 2 speed kickback hub out (no shifter, shift by back pedaling). Anyone tried on of those yet?
(01-18-2011, 01:09 PM)DaveM Wrote: FYI that the original poster is asking about multispeed FIX GEAR hubs, not the normal internal gear hubs that have been made for a long time.
I have not ridden one of these. Seems like a very cool idea. Downsides are weight and I think there is a little bit of play between going forward and back so it would feel a little like a fix with a loose chain.
SA also has a new version of the 2 speed kickback hub out (no shifter, shift by back pedaling). Anyone tried on of those yet?
I stand corrected. It will be me that looks further at the SA site now :-)
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