[TheThinkTank] setting a 3-speed in #2 without cables

[Squeaky Clean]

If you have a Sturmey Archer and it has the threaded rod with the tiny
chain, you can use a similar hack.  Instead of a rock, stick a safety
pin or something narrow enough to fit between the rivets and plates of
the shift chain.  Yank the chain out to the desired gear, insert the
object, and the chain will retract and hold it place next to the nut.

Cheers,
Squeaky Clean

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Bob Giordano <mist at strans.org> wrote:
> quick comment- if you are stuck without a cable/shifter set for the
> shimano style 3-speeds, you can slip a thick washer under the
> spring-activated gear shifter located on the hub (a small rock works too).
>  This will keep the hub in second speed (or 1st if you'd like), instead of
> the harder gear 3.   -Bob, Free cycles missoula
>
>
> reno bikes wrote:
>> actually the sturmey archer ones are a bit more common. they are usually
>> steel so they last longer.
>> i was thinking shimano.
>
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