sturmey archer

bice
bice Posts: 772
edited May 2010 in Workshop
Can I use ordinary friction shifters on a three speed Sturmey Archer internal hub?

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  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    Never tried it but wouldn't the spring keep pulling the lever back unless you really grollied the friction setting?
    Neil
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  • evilnailman
    evilnailman Posts: 29
    Wooliferkins wrote:
    Never tried it but wouldn't the spring keep pulling the lever back unless you really grollied the friction setting?

    Any more than the spring in a rear mech would?
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    No. The indexing on a SA hub is even more critical than a deraileur. If not spot on the gear will just slip out of mesh. Painful if out of the saddle at the time.
    My Fleet.
  • bice
    bice Posts: 772
    That's a nuisance. I have bought a three speed hub as the existing 5 speed SA Sprinter Elite is broken and I thought replacing would be a better option. I have the five speed indexer on the handlebars, but it is pretty simplistic, TBH. I was hoping to use that.

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