Sturmey Archer Hub Gears

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Written by Brian Perkins
Monday, 12 October 2009 18:15 - Last Updated Sunday, 07 November 2010 22:42
Sturmey-Archer; it has a real ring to it doesn't it? Trips off the tongue as delightfully as
Lennon-McCartney or Laurel and Hardy. The trouble is that if there was any justice in the world
the world's favourite hub gear would be called "Reilly". William Reilly invented a very successful
2 speed hub gear at the turn of the 20th century. He designed the 3 speed hub gear soon after,
but was prevented from patenting it in his own name by the conditions of his contract. Instead,
his friend James Archer supplied his name. A syndicate was formed to make the invention and
well-known bicycle journalist Henry Sturmey added his own name, simply as a marketing move.
Reilly was subsequently sidelined, left the company and was erased from history. That is, until
Tony Hadland did some thorough research for his book The Sturmey-Archer Story, published in
1987.
Tony's book is well worth buying if you have any interest in British engineering, and
mechanisms in particular. Not only is the story a fascinating one, full of drama and told with
effortless precision, but the huge number of high quality drawings are evocative of the bygone
era. The Sturmey-Archer Story is an excellent reference text, thoroughly absorbing and
practically speaking, very useful; Hadland's masterpiece.
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Sturmey Archer Hub Gears

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