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i drove a columbia bike for about 10 years when i was a kid in the '60's (still have the bike in my father's basement) and although it's robust and reliable, i'm not really a fan of them
Whenever you put on the brakes it shifts gears so you have to develop a brake and then another quick shift with your feet to stay in the gear you were in
I much prefer the sturmey archer (or shimano) 3 speed hub with external shift
the sturmeys are repairable, but the shimanos really are not (you just replace all the internals in them)
If you shop for sturmey hubs be sure you don't get one with 40 spokes which were common on english bikes because most wheels are 36 spokes
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