Originally Posted by
el_spumante
Thanks for the advice. I like the Phillips, based on aesthetics, and it looks clean enough and the price seems fair (but what do I know?). I'm concerned about the shifter not working. If it's just a shifter cable, that'd be cheap enough to fix, I assume, but what if the problem is in th ehub itself? I wrote the seller to ask for clarification.
The Strumey Archer 3 speed hubs are pretty much indestructable, and are easy enough to adjust with the right references such as Sheldon Brown's web site such as Retro Raleighs:
http://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/ Follow some of the links found there.
I recently restored a Raleigh Twenty folding bike where the previous owner removed the shifting trigger and cable and had grease or durt packed in the opening where the shifting indicator goes. With a little WD-40 to flush out the opening and some patience, I soon had it operating like new.
Replacement cables, if needed, are available from any good bike shop.