I thought the gaps of the S3X were the same as those of th AW, 25% drops. In
what way are they tighter? Is love a close ratio 3 speed hub.
Patrick Moore
iPhone
On May 15, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Avery Wilson avewil...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not unhappy with my 72 gear ratio right now. It does get
I know it's tighter gear spacing than the 3 speed nexus hub, which is like
37% drops.
On May 16, 2014 7:16 AM, Bertin753 bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I thought the gaps of the S3X were the same as those of th AW, 25% drops.
In what way are they tighter? Is love a close ratio 3 speed hub.
Sheldon Brown has a gear calculator for Sturmey Archer that includes the S3X:
http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal.html
He lists the ratios as 100%, 75%, and 63%.
–Eric N
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On May 16, 2014, at 6:03 AM, Avery E Wilson avewil...@gmail.com wrote:
I know it's tighter
All this talk of the S3X makes me want to put mine back on the Quickbeam, or
rig it up on the Ross Porter. Or sell it. I have kind of a wheel hoarding
problem...
I did like the gear range, since my goal with a fixie (recapturing that word)
is to ride one gear, and the low gear extends my
I setup a bike awhile back with a S3X with a 16t freewheel. In the end I
didn't like the setup and didn't ride it very much, eventually taking the
wheel apart and selling the hub.
Unless you intend on riding fixed gear with it, I'd say that a regular,
coastable 3-speed hub would be better.
I'm not unhappy with my 72 gear ratio right now. It does get a little
tough pulling the bike trailer with 75 lbs of toddlers on board, but
nothing I can't handle in completely flat downtown Indianapolis on our wide
bike paths. Other than trailer pulling, 72 is perfect for my fitness and
where
I've been riding two different bicycles with the S3X hub, and I find it to be
superior to a standard 3speed hub. As another commentor has noted, the S3X
doesn't make ticking/clicking noises (because there are no pawls inside it),
making it quieter to ride.
I don't have empirical data beyond
Hey Eric,
I have thought about an S3X for my fixie porteur commuter. I don't
frequently carry a heavy load, but might occasionally. Do you think the
hub is up for something like that?
Thanks, Doug
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com wrote:
I've been riding two
Based on my experience, yes. I've had zero problems with the S3X. Sturmey's
8-speed hub, on the other hand, snapped a pawl inside and had to get sent back
for repair.
–Eric N
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On May 15, 2014, at 3:32 PM, Doug Van Cleve dvancl...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Eric,
I have
