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Old 03-23-20, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ged117
No problem. The Superbe was my first project. I've learned a lot thanks to this forum. The axle is 6 1/2". Owning lighter bicycles I wouldn't want to take this old fella on longer trips, but it is nice for day rides around the city and along our river paths. It also just turned 70 years old, and I've just turned 30. It is fun to ride around on a machine that is ten years older than my Dad.

It is an AG hub so wide-ratio three-speed with the generator coil and magnet. It puts out electrons, I just have to re-wire the FSU with a new bridge rectifier and install the lamps with LED bulbs. Here is a photo from Google:

I guess the question is:
Is that a three cog cluster or
three separate cogs?
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