http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/ Geared Hub & Unconventional Drive Bikes Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:13:57 GMT sparrowhawk62 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2117 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2117 Mike, I've sent you a private email via the email like at this site. Thank you. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:04:23 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2116 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2116 I have used AB style SA hub brakes, front and rear, new and used, all with dropped bars so never with the SA brake lever. None of them worked well. The rear Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:00:32 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2115 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2115 The linings I have are for 5 rivet holes; they may be correct. The box is missing the part number. They may not work well; old brake linings may not be as Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:53 GMT palatine_ej http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2114 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2114 ... I saw those, they are fine for steel and aluminum 70mm drums. I have a couple extra sets from the 80's and they are the same as the newer pads with a Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:54:38 GMT sparrowhawk62 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2113 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2113 Mike, First, are you willing to part with an AB set of shoes at a reasonable price? Yes, they (and the S3C brake band) can be sourced from England. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:15:02 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2112 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2112 I have 8 new brake linings for the AB or KB, not sure which. I have some rivets. Also I have both aluminum and steel used shoes and I have not investigated Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:04:47 GMT sparrowhawk62 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2111 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2111 Hello Mike, I didn't post a list on this group site, don't know if I sent you a list or not. Do you have a web site that offers Sturmey Archer parts? If not Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:21:56 GMT KyBlue http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2110 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2110 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:37:04 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2109 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2109 My ebay S.A. search turned up a copy of Peter Reed's compilation of SA hubs on CD, along with the information that his health is not good. It is being sold by Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:09:34 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2108 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2108 I had to add a stabilizing sleeve around the gear ring of one of my early Sachs 7 speeds to keep it from shifting fro 2nd to 6th or 1st to 7th while riding Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:59:35 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2107 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2107 I bought a Sachs Torpedo fixed/free hub; the one that converts by turning a screw. With a bit of ingenuity the screw rod could be replaced by a belcrank and Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:46:13 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2106 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2106 What AB parts were needed? Did you send a list and I ignored it? I have seen almost all parts appear on ebay, and there are 2 or 3 people in the UK who seem Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:20:50 GMT Mike Wilson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2105 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2105 I bought a pair of wheels off ebay. Guessing at 1/8 - 3/16 inch at chain location on 18 t sprocket in direct. I left the wheel at the machine shop; I can no Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:43:57 GMT Rich http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2104 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2104 Eric; So far as I know yes. I have 1995 and 1996 Sachs catalogs and the 1996 catalog shows the grip shifter and mini clickbox for the first time. It looks Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:03:46 GMT palatine_ej http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2103 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Geared_hub_bikes/message/2103 I've got an older SACHS 7 speed coaster brake hub that I brought back from the dead. It was so bad I had to soak the internals in denatured alcohol just to