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Perfectly normal idea... But you will forfeit your right to post on LFGSS!
Except in subforum "London hub gear"...In case you think I'm serious, our venerable leader has been rocking hub gears for ages, 3 speeds are a bit crap though, either not that big a range or the gaps between gears are too big... 7 or more speed or you might as well stick to FG/SS.
Inho of course.
Khornight2-
"London hub gear"...
...and Coaster Brake"
DO IT
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Well I do have a single speed MTB so I think that should cover posting rights.
As for number of gears I have a Nexus 8 speed hub but don't really like it, too much drag and weight IMO, whereas a three speed is light and simple and tends to run more freely.
I am looking at three ratios as an alternative to one on hilly terrain. When I was a lad in the 1970s I had a Hercules Hustler three speed drop bar racer and that was an excellent bike that just worked without any fuss, yet performed quite nicely as well. A drop bar 3 speed Pompino would be pretty effective in a similar way I think and there is a bar end shifter for three speed Sturmey Archer hubs.
Emyr
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I fancy building one of these with an old Sturmey Archer AW 3-speed hub- is that a silly idea? (Bear in mind it is hilly down here in Cornwall and my kness are 51 years old)