The joy of three speeds
Today I rode for the first time in exactly a year, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, down to Midwood. Not a huge distance (not quite eight miles) but it felt so good to ride again. Last time I was on the wheel, I swerved to avoid another rider and went down, severely road rashing my knee.
I have a pair of three speeds, a Windsor TimeLine that I had my shop add a Sturmey-Archer SRF3 to; and a Linus Gaston 3 with the same hub. Rode the Windsor today and I have to say, again, Raliegh had the right idea all those decades ago: A drop bar three speed is a wonderful thing.