i vote for a tf rather than an asc. in my brief experience with both, ive had better experiences with the tf as a working hub.
-joel (one of these days ill find a new splined driver for mine...)
At 15:21 +0000 03.01.2007, <youngc@ptd.net> wrote:
>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
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