Re: [CR]Self-shifting 3-speed S/A

(Example: Production Builders:Cinelli)

In-Reply-To: <3AC38FDD.9B685605@fridayscomputer.com>
References: <3AC38FDD.9B685605@fridayscomputer.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:05:44 -0500
To: Steve Freides <steve@fridayscomputer.com>, Classic Lightweights <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Self-shifting 3-speed S/A


Quoth Steve Freides:
>I have a delightful bike, a Hercules 3-speed that weighs what any two of my
>other bikes together do. I've been riding it around town and have found
>that it seems to shift out of first gear all by itself far too often.
>
>I tried tightening the one screw on the trigger but that didn't seem to
>help.

It wouldn't, the screw just holds the trigger onto the handlebars.
>Anything else I can do? Are replacement shifters available? Is this
>a shifter issue and not related to the hub (I can't see how it would be
>related to the hub.)

If the trigger is actually moving from first to second gear, it means that it is worn out and you need a new triggger.

We stock these, among many other Sturmey-Archer parts. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/sturmey.html

My Website features a great deal of stuff about English 3-speeds, see:

http://sheldonbrown.com/english-3.html http://sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer.html http://sheldonbrown.com/raleigh.html http://sheldonbrown.com/sa50.html http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/three.html http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/sturmey.html

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>
>TIA.
>
>--
>Steve Freides
>
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