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Sturmey Archer.
The AW 3 speed hub is a legendary product, unrivalled in reliability, build quality and versatility for 70 years. If properly adjusted they never go wrong. They are engineered like locomotives.
My particular favourite is the FG 4 speed hub with dynamo. The 4 gear spread is ideal, and the magnet-driven dynamo is friction-free. It also self-limits the power going to the lights so you cannot blow bulbs by going too fast.
They had 8 speed models prototyped and patented decades ago. If the company, and in particular its R&D hadn't been strangled by Raleigh and TI then nobody would have heard of Shimano Nexus.