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Careful with that axle Eugene
- Location
- Eckington, Worcestershire
I amble round the lanes of Worcestershire on a Pashley Roadster Sovereign bought new in 2009. For about two years now (yes I know, it does take me ages to fix stuff!) I've been constantly fiddle-faddling with the gear change adjuster, trying to get some sense out of the hub/trigger shift and get reliable changes. I had to replace the original plastic bodied shifter when it fell apart one day. the second one, also plastic bodied, worked OK for a while, but it wasn't long before I was back to the cable adjuster tweaking routine again.
Changes coming down the gears weren't too bad, but shifts back were very uncertain, particularly on the shift from first to second. This would often end up with a hub full of neutrals and scrambled testicles as my feet haplessly spun the temporarily useless pedals.
As a last resort before giving in and buying a bicycle with derailleur gears I rushed out and bought a new metal bodied gear shifter, a Sturmey Archer SLS50-T. I've just been for a thrash round my usual 16 mile route, including some fierce (for an older gentleman on a Pashley) hills, and I am delighted to report that my gear changing woes and tangled testes are things of history; the tweak has worked, and I can recommend this option to anyone else struggling with the same malady.
Man of iron: Bike of steel
Changes coming down the gears weren't too bad, but shifts back were very uncertain, particularly on the shift from first to second. This would often end up with a hub full of neutrals and scrambled testicles as my feet haplessly spun the temporarily useless pedals.
As a last resort before giving in and buying a bicycle with derailleur gears I rushed out and bought a new metal bodied gear shifter, a Sturmey Archer SLS50-T. I've just been for a thrash round my usual 16 mile route, including some fierce (for an older gentleman on a Pashley) hills, and I am delighted to report that my gear changing woes and tangled testes are things of history; the tweak has worked, and I can recommend this option to anyone else struggling with the same malady.
Man of iron: Bike of steel