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Should be O.K. 3 speed hubs are a doodle to set up, also remember to stop pedalling before you changed gear (as you would push the clutch in a car).
You can make sure the 2nd gear have the gearing you want, as that's the direct drive.
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Cheers, that's what I wanted to hear. Yeah I'm gonna start with an 18t cog so the direct drive should be the same 44/18 I'm used to. Was considering getting a 22t or thereabouts as well tho - that way I could have a set up with the same top end as I'm used to, an uphill gear and a massive hill/touring gear. Is that a bad idea - as the gear I would use the most wouldn't be direct drive?
lemonade
Since moving to Bristol my Pomp's gear ratio - already low at 44/18 - feels hard work up the hills. So I've ordered a Sturmey Archer SRF3 3 speed hub to be built up by SJS cycles, along with a bar end shifter. This isn't a mistake right, it's gonna work ok? I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing when it comes to hub gears.