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bicycle, speedhub 28" wheel assembled
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DiTBho:

--- Quote from: Njk on August 24, 2023, 10:56:43 am --- bicycle must be French invention (as usual)

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The Velocipede.
themadhippy:

--- Quote ---bicycle must be French invention (as usual)
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Like everything else,wasn't  it the canny jocks who invented not only the first mechanically  propelled bike, the rubber for the tyres and the tarmac  roads to ride em on
DiTBho:

--- Quote from: beanflying on August 24, 2023, 09:43:02 am ---Now discontinued unfortunately

[ .. ]
automatix
automatix2-hack

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Yesterday I made a couple of phone calls to my trusted bicycle-parts-drug-dealers and found one Automatix2 hub NOS for 30 UKP.

Like in Futurama, as the dude said - "New Old Stock, blablabla retired in 2015, no more in production, blablabla" - I immediately said - "shut up and take my money"



Going to assemble two new wheels

- SRAM Automatix2
- Shimano Speedhubs Nexus-INTER-3/SG-3C41 with a custom made ErgoPower finger control stick

I spent 340 euros in total, for all the parts mentioned in this post (including indirectly mentioned spokes and rims, all second hand in this case), not bad :o :o :o
beanflying:
Nice score  :-+ Found a less grotty back end shot of mine showing the tugs and hand made stainless brake lever strap. Thin layer of rubber under the strap just to protect the frame.

I also found the original invoice for mine from 2012  :o I had to import from Germany at the time to get the spoke count I needed. Also the sprockets were tough to get locally so I added a few others in as well to go with what I could get locally.
ebastler:

--- Quote from: DiTBho on August 23, 2023, 08:29:34 pm ---[...] they sell a rear wheel already assembled with a Shimano GearHub 3-speed and it has O.L.D.=127mm, so it's already compatible with every bycicle 8/9/10 speed frame! you just need a couple of shims, +1mm and +2mm, to put on the ends of the axle!
[...] But I love it! Want more services like this in Europe!!! :D

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Complete off-the-shelf rear wheels with various hub styles are quite commonly available over here. I would guesstimate a dozen different German online shops, plus some Amazon and ebay sellers.

Google is trying to be smart and shows me German hits mostly, even when I ask for "bicycle read wheel" etc. -- so I can't easily see what is available in the UK. I assume you did some searching though. Is availability really so different in the UK?
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