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I have one of these on my old Cove which I now use for a commuter hack.
Played around with the cogs and settled with 16 at back and 34 up front.
From a standing start(say a traffic light) the 2nd gear kicks in around 3/4 through the intersection for a nice fast break from the rest of traffic. The 2nd gear is quick enough on my setup to leave me with plenty of space.
When powering into hills I find the 2nd gear a bit too high, but after a slight pause the gear drops back and I have myself (on my set up) a great little climbing gear.
Mainly this bike is travelling from Couch End to Farringdon so gets a fair mix of decent hills and flats.
I bought the coaster brake version built into some SAS rims and they have been up for a couple of months with no problems.
Bit disappointed with the lack of service info available though but overall pretty happy they could bring back to life a sweet old frame I have been hanging on to.