wannabecommuter
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- London
Recently rode a dutch bike that may be around 30 years old for the first time. It has 3 speed Sturmey Archer AW hub gears and drum brakes.
Seemed to run fine on the flat. But on a short and not particularly steep incline, I switched down to first gear and put a load on the pedals to take me up. Then there was a noise from the direction of the hub, the gear disengaged and the pedals spun around freely. I had an audience at the time, which was nice.
Afterwards, second and third gear engaged fine, but in first gear the indicator chain(?) moves but the pedals just spin freely.
I searched forums and Google for some clues and founds some info on adjusting the indicator chain (involved checking part of it was flush in second gear, and checking that the indicator chain wasn't too loose in first). But to no avail.
Given the noise at the time I wonder if I've done some damage to something inside the hub.
The lever on the handlebar lever seems a little loose, as does the cable from the shifter, but I figured as second and third gears work, the problem doesn't lie here.
I'd be very grateful if anyone has any ideas of what may have happened and what the remedy might be.
Many thanks.
Seemed to run fine on the flat. But on a short and not particularly steep incline, I switched down to first gear and put a load on the pedals to take me up. Then there was a noise from the direction of the hub, the gear disengaged and the pedals spun around freely. I had an audience at the time, which was nice.
Afterwards, second and third gear engaged fine, but in first gear the indicator chain(?) moves but the pedals just spin freely.
I searched forums and Google for some clues and founds some info on adjusting the indicator chain (involved checking part of it was flush in second gear, and checking that the indicator chain wasn't too loose in first). But to no avail.
Given the noise at the time I wonder if I've done some damage to something inside the hub.
The lever on the handlebar lever seems a little loose, as does the cable from the shifter, but I figured as second and third gears work, the problem doesn't lie here.
I'd be very grateful if anyone has any ideas of what may have happened and what the remedy might be.
Many thanks.