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@longpong
Hi
Building a commuter/city bike using a knackered 80's Peugeot fixie road bike as a starting point. Planning to keep frame, fork, stem and bars and bin the rest in favour of modern components.
Much of the project is undecided at this stage but it MUST have a hub gear, owing to my enthusiasm for them (apologies if this isn't the right place for this..)
Ideally I would like the weight of the older Sturmey Archer 5 spd hub (1090g) with the ratio spread of their current 5 spd (25% difference between each gear), but alas I very much doubt that the two can be fused together somehow. Any thoughts on this, or any other hubs suggestions, would be gratefully received. Also considering their 4 speed, nice and light with consistent ratio changes but has a weird direct drive first gear (as opposed to middle gear as with the others).
For info - I currently run a Genesis Day One with an 8 spd Alfine hub, and a big Dutch lump with the classic 3 spd Sturmey. Previously I have run Brixton steel road frame with 7 spd SRAM hub.. which was very nice until I knackered it :O/ I am therefore looking for something new.
Thanks
Max