Stingray / Fastback shifter

[expjawa]

Did Schwinn use the same shifter on both 3-speed and 5-speed models? Since one was an internal gear hub and the other a deraileur, it seems like they'd need different cable travel. The Fastback that I just picked up has a broken S-A hub and missing the shifter. I was toying with the idea of lacing in a new S-A 8 speed hub, which is geared pretty well for small wheel bikes. I'm curious if the hub could operated with a modifed Schwinn shifter somehow or if I'd be stuck using the twist grip that Stumey Archer includes with the hub. Has anyone looked into that sort of thing before?

 

[Schwinnspastic]

To answer your question "No" the 3sp. is an index type and the 5sp. stick is a friction type but i have
done it but its a fine line between hitting the gear and it could dammage the hub if you get it off a
little. I have had good luck useing a Shimano click stick with the sturmy hub !

 

[expjawa]

I guess what I was thinking was that if I can sort out how much cable travel is needed to shift the Sturmey-Archer 8-speed, then I might be able to make a new index plate for the 3-speed shifter to give me the right throw and the right number of index spacings. But it would be a bit of an experiment...