My English 3-speed

noglider
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My English 3-speed Oct 15, 2014 21:28:14 GMT kc0yef likes this

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Post by noglider on Oct 15, 2014 21:28:14 GMT

I bought this for my wife and let her try it as a ten-speed. I think it's a 1975 Aerospace Pro. It came with all original equipment.

It didn't fit her well, so I took it on as a project bike.

I've kept the front brake, headset, bottom bracket, and large chainring. That's about all that's original. I built the rear wheel with a Sturmey Archer S3X hub, which is a 3-speed fixed-gear hub. The front hub has a Sanyo dynamo hub so my headlight works whenever I want it to, without a battery. I ride the bike around town on errands. It's fun. It has the steel dowel in the steerer tube, so I probably won't die riding it.

The cranks are genuine TA cranks, in a diminutive 155mm length.

Pedals are SPD type.

Tom Reingold
New York, NY
noglider@pobox.com

noglider Viscount Posts: 3	My English 3-speed Oct 15, 2014 21:32:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by noglider on Oct 15, 2014 21:32:28 GMT Thank you, kc0yef, for mentioning the existence of this forum.
	Tom Reingold New York, NY noglider@pobox.com

triitout
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My English 3-speed Oct 15, 2014 22:05:22 GMT

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Post by triitout on Oct 15, 2014 22:05:22 GMT

Hi Tom and it's nice to welcome another NY'er to the forum. You're a familiar name from www.bikeforums.net and quite a prolific writer from what I remember. I do remember your previous writing where you were hankering for a Viscount. Looks like you've got an Aerospace GP, not a Pro. The GP's are red/white or blue/white with the shimano titlist rear. The Pro's were silver/blue or silver/black with a shimano crane rear.

What stem are you using? I've got a too small blue/white GP that needs at least 2" more on the stem height and probably a 125-140mm reach over the Viscount stock stem. The Nitto technomic is a bit pricey. Here's my tiny Viscount and also an old shot of a proper fitting single speed conversion I did about a year ago.

Last Edit: Oct 15, 2014 22:07:26 GMT by triitout

noglider
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My English 3-speed Nov 28, 2014 0:30:35 GMT

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Post by noglider on Nov 28, 2014 0:30:35 GMT

Oh I didn't know of the GP. Thanks for the info.

It was some sort of generic stem. The reach was too short, and it was too tall. Now I have a more normal stem in it.

I also rebuilt the wheel with a regular fixed gear hub. I found I didn't need the three speeds, because lower Manhattan is nearly flat. The gears were too far apart. I now have it geared at 74 inches.

Gotta take a picture of the new stem...

Tom Reingold
New York, NY
noglider@pobox.com

Jem Viscount ? Posts: 3,389	My English 3-speed Nov 28, 2014 18:20:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Jem on Nov 28, 2014 18:20:27 GMT Very smart looking rims on those wheels! What are they?

velocipete Viscount Posts: 1,365	My English 3-speed Nov 28, 2014 19:05:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by velocipete on Nov 28, 2014 19:05:11 GMT Love the hub cleaner!Always used to have them in prehistoric days,very hard to find now. I've resorted to bits of blue poly rope in the past.Does the job,but looks a bodge. Cheers, Pete.

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