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Old 03-03-21, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by tcs
More the other way around. Sturmey-Archer has offered various models of hybrid derailleur+hub gear sets since the early 1950s.
I knew that Sturmey Archer were into three speeds for almost forever, but only recently have I learned that they also had one with a freehub on it.

Saches (spell?) 3X7 hubs which preceded the Sram Dual Drive were common a long time ago on folders.

I am not doubting you, but I have not seen any Sturmey Archer hubs since the production moved to Asia.

Unfortunately, Sram dropped their Dual Drive a couple years ago so it is nice to know that there is something similar available to replace it.

Back to my original comment, if you are a strong or heavy biker, that that big of a cassette you could be putting a lot of stress on the hub internals. On the other hand if you are a light weight person that would not put too much torque on the hub, it may work well.

On my folder I usually have my Dual Drive in the overdrive mode, but the steep hills require low gear on it. Am running an 11/32 cassette.
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