If I had a load of new 4 speed Sturmey indicator rods..

[bonk man]

would you like to buy one [some] and how much would you offer me?

 

[Hilldodger]

Nothing, we have plenty, ta.

 

[spandex]

And we have some if we ever need them (which we do not)

So £0.00

 

[hubgearfreak]

call me daft if you like (i am) but isn't it the lever on the bars that determines how much a cable is pulled and whether the correct gear is selected?

if this is true, wouldn't any indicator chain work on any hub

 

[Wobbly John]

I thought with a name like that, you'd know about hub gears.

Aren't the 4 speed the ones with the rod that scerws together in the middle like the 'K' series?

 

[hubgearfreak]

I thought with a name like that, you'd know about hub gears.

i know enough jon, that's why i haven't got any 4 speeds

 

[bonk man]

the 4 speed Sturmey is ok... providing you have an indicator rod.. they are different from the 3 speed ones [ totally ] the levers are ok as long as the spring that keeps the lever engaged in 1st gear [ it needs a lot of tension ] is in good order. The last one I was using was a bit weak and wouldn't stay in 1st which can be terribly annoying on a 1 in 5 hill......
it was so bad that it would jump out of 1st into 3rd amusing but would be a danger to the nether regions on a bike with a cross bar, the Moulton is ok in that respect...