Originally Posted by
juvela
Are you sure the gent's is a one-speed? The shell of its rear hub looks large enough for it to be a kickback.
Recall seeing these "about town" and in public racks BITD.
Aluminum lugs sounds like the way some C. Itoh machines were constructed. Have you tried checking the lugs with a magnet?
It sure seems like a single speed w/ a coaster brake.
And, yes, I checked the frames w/ a magnet: steel tubing and non-steel lugs.