Bill Mattinson wrote:
>Joe Bender-Zanoni wrote:
>>I think a campaign should be mounted to get Sturmey Archer/ Sunrace to
>bring
>>back a close or mid ratio fixed gear 3 speed hub.
>
>I second the motion - I'd love to have a 2 or 3 speed fixed gear hub or two
>for my bikes. The only thing even close I've been able to find is the custom
>mod from the folks in the Seattle bike shop who are converting coasters to 2
>speed fixed. The problem with that is that their ratio is too big for me
>with a 30% reduction on the lower gear.
>
>Sheldon - Any way to contact the Sturmey/Sunrace exec you met at Interbike
>to pursue this one?
The chances of this happening in the forseeable future are zero. The ASC was very complicated, had lots of special parts, and was also known to be a bit fragile. SunRace will surely place their resources into making hubs with larger sales potential, such as the 7 or 8 speed, before committing to the enormous tooling costs that would be called for to re-invent the ASC, given the tiny potential market for such a hub.
Sheldon "Cold Water" Brown
Las Vegas, Nevada
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