SA 3speed hub with a cassete?

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ive been searching so if this was discussed before forgive me. but i have a hub that i need help with and cant seem to find info on.
so its a Sturmey Archer AW hub but ti has a 3 speed cassette on it. so essentally a 9speed? ive been running it on a bike with the chain fixed on it and was wondering if anybody knew what this was. i saw somthing once about AW hubs with 8 or 9 speed cassetes on them. could this be one of those with a changed cassete? :?: im just curious i kinda collect 3speed hubs. i have no clue why, and i dont know much about this one. thanks
 
look on the hub and you should find a code stamp.

then follow this handy dandy link to sheldon browns page on all the different models (just scoll down until you see yours.


http://www.sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer.html

now i don't know of any 6 speed sturmey archers. but my guess would be the
s5 s5/1 or s5/2


The earliest 5-speed hub, a modified FW. The original S5 used two cables, a conventional 3-speed type on the right, and a bellcrank/pushrod unit on the left. The right lever/cable has 3 positions, and works as a normal 3-speed hub. The left lever/cable converts the hub from a medium ratio to a wide ratio 3-speed. Since the middle gear is direct drive, the left control has no effect on the middle gear.
Most, if not all Sturmey-Archer 4-speeds can be converted to 5-speeds. The planet cage is the same but the axle and large sun gear must be replaced so they engage in both directions. See additional information.
 
chaunceysj said:
ive been searching so if this was discussed before forgive me. but i have a hub that i need help with and cant seem to find info on.
so its a Sturmey Archer AW hub but ti has a 3 speed cassette on it. so essentally a 9speed? ive been running it on a bike with the chain fixed on it and was wondering if anybody knew what this was. i saw somthing once about AW hubs with 8 or 9 speed cassetes on them. could this be one of those with a changed cassete? :?: im just curious i kinda collect 3speed hubs. i have no clue why, and i dont know much about this one. thanks
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I'm pretty sure cyclo made a 3 speed freewheel add on for SA three speed internal hubs. This setup would indeed make a nine speed, if I am not mistaken. I've seen cyclo units on single speed freewheel hubs as well. Not sure if they are the same or not.

Kinda like this...

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=33895&p=331722&hilit=cyclo#p331722

Or more like this in your case, as it sounds...

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=11525&p=115113&hilit=cyclo#p115113

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13075&p=183171&hilit=cyclo#p183171
 
It's a vintage upgrade made by Cyclo. They are like hens teeth and should be preserved. It's basically a 3 cog gear that fits on to a standard SA hub, not a cassette. It had a small derailleur with a shifter that mounted to the top tube.
 
thanks guys.THis site always gives the best help. i was clueless on where to start with this thing. id never come across one and i wanted to know more about it. So if i understand correctly the external gears are an add on part? not original to the hub? WOuld they be able to be added to any AW hub then?? and was there a specific derailer needed for this set up? or could you get any derailer to work? thanks guys.
 
chaunceysj said:
thanks guys.THis site always gives the best help. i was clueless on where to start with this thing. id never come across one and i wanted to know more about it. So if i understand correctly the external gears are an add on part? not original to the hub? WOuld they be able to be added to any AW hub then?? and was there a specific derailer needed for this set up? or could you get any derailer to work? thanks guys.
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I'm not sure if any of these hubs were ever sold stock with the cyclo freewheel. As far as I know it was an accessory only. I could be wrong on that though, I don't know a lot about them. I think you could put one on any aw hub- at least, I don't see why not. As far as I know, they all have the same driver/snapring setup. I know cyclo made their own derailleurs for these units, but again I don't see why you couldn't get another to work with it. I could be wrong here too, hopefully someone can correct or verify.
 
Dropout mount derailleurs will work, but you are gonna want to find an older one for a 5 speed. The limit screws will be longer and allow for more adjustment so you don't run the chain into the spokes.

Very cool piece! Cherish it!
 
will do the reason i asked is i have a road bike and im running the back wheel with this hub because it was the only one i had laced at the moment. i was debating selling the bike and decided i wanted to pull this hub out and put in a single speed hub or just a regular 3 speed hub. and then thought about how odd it was and how id never seen one like it befor. definatly goin into my treasure trove for a new bike. Thanks! :D
 
Excellent. You would have to squeeze the frame to fit the hub anyway.

I wish I had one of those kits!
 
The 3 speed freewheel may be spaced for older wider chain.5 speed (think schwinn breese)chain and derailers should work.The sturmey threaded driver is a hard to find part.
 
I remember fiddling with these in the seventies. They definitely used a 1/8 chain and I remember them needing a longer and very hard to find axle.
 
thanks guys. id picked the whole wheel up at aswap me for it htink it was $15 bucks :D didnt know much about it just saw the SA hub and took it. cool to find out the background on these parts
 

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