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Old 03-07-2024, 9:22am   #36
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Was it a "Sturmey-Archer" three speed hub?

I had one on my second bike, a Schwinn 3 speed with hand brakes and 20" tires.
Local bike shop carried all the above, and really about all we had in my neighborhood......my bike was a single speed 26" Schwinn.....but as years went on, it grew the 3 speed and brakes....easy do by today's reflection, but at the time it was a BITCH to find deals on used parts enough to do the change....

Between Lionel trains and Schwinn bikes, that's watt teached me how to work on crap and figger out mekaniks
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