Yeah, the Sturmey option is out there, but that would involve buying a hub and getting the wheel rebuilt. The braze-ons were there on the fork for the generator mount, so I thought it would try it out.
Those are 28 x 1 1/2" tires--the same size as your old rod brake bike most likely. --Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Dec 7, 2008, at 12:41 PM, Atlantean wrote: > > Right fine looking bike there, Guv'nah. > > Sturmey Archer makes a dynohub with a drum brake. I believe the > dimensions are the same as the drum-only hub. I have one, and it looks > pretty nice, but I haven't gotten around to finishing the project I > got it for, so I haven't used it. Quality carries them, but I think > they are out of stock right now. It uses the same plug in connection > as Shimano, and I'd guess the internals are the same as the low end > Shimanos, but I'm no authority on those things. I am not expecting > great efficiency but that's no big deal because I'm planning to use it > on a cargo bike. But it just now occurs to me that it has the right > number of spoke holes for the front of that old rod brake roadster > stashed away in the basement... Uh-oh. > > I keep going back to the Pashley site and drooling. What size are > those white tires? > > On Dec 7, 1:20 pm, "PATRICK MOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Eric Norris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> Here are photos of the almost finished installation of the >>> lighting system >>> on my Pashley. Last step will be to mount the retrofitted 1890s >>> lamp. >> >>> http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157610796802707/ >>> The tire-driven generator works great. The only downside is a >>> mild whining >>> noise from the drive wheel, but I can live with that. A Schmidt >>> hub would >>> not work on this bike, which uses Sturmey Archer drum brakes. >> >> How does the drag compare with that from a decent dynohub? >> >> And how effective are the drum brakes? >> >> Rather nice setup. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
