With the express written consent of Dale and Sheldon, the following post by Sheldon to the internet-BOB list is offered to the CR list. Recognizing that not all CR members read the iBOB list, I would urge those with an interest in having this venerated hub available again to respond to Sunrace / Sturmey Archer with encouragement. In my message to Sunrace, I suggested that a 36 hole drilling pattern would be an asset (given my experience in trying to find suitable 40h rims in the US to mate with old British hubs).
Sheldon wrote:
>>>Reportedly, SunRace/Sturmey-Archer is considering doing a new
>>>production run of the ASC 3-speed fixed-gear hub, or an updated
>>>version of it. Given SunRace's track record with Sturmey-Archer, I
>>>would expect a new version to be more reliable than the original.
>>>
>>>They're not certain about how much demand there might be for it
>>>though. If this is something that would be of possible interest to
>>>you, let them know by sending an email to:
>>>
>>>info@sunraceusa.com
>>>
>>>Sheldon "I Love My 1954 ASC" Brown
>>>http://sheldonbrown.com/asc
Charlie Young
Honey Brook, PA
USA