199?'s Stratos Speedster

One of the nice things about the Alfine is it takes any 3 lug gear hub sprocket from Sturmey, Shimano or Sachs/Sram and others, I am currently running the offset 24 tooth Sachs 3/32" wide sprocket that gives a nice 42mm chainline. I believe Sturmey made a 26 tooth that takes 1/8" chain so the gearing choices really very wide.

I have not seen an SA sprocket bigger than 24T but do have a Sram the same fitting that is 25T

I am surprised no one asked what inspired this build, the answer is the 1948 R.R.A.

Like my Alfine hubbed Raleigh Royal.

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Canti mounts on a track fork too tight for a caliper is inspired. What bar tape have you used there?
Hi Jonny69,
Thank you for the compliment and as you noted canti's were my only choice.
The bar tape is Selle Italia SMOOTAPE as printed on the box. The price on Amazon was marked down to $20 a kit, I bought three kits.
It's nice tape, it has a silicone strip on the back of the tape that is easy to peel off cleanly, the leather is quite strong and durable as I have been hauling around a 4 inch long piece of this bar tape in my pocket with my keys for a week and the finnish is intact with no visible wear or discoloration.
Also Scotch 35 red vinyl electrical tape is a perfect color match.





Merry Christmas: Mike
 
I have not seen an SA sprocket bigger than 24T but do have a Sram the same fitting that is 25T



Like my Alfine hubbed Raleigh Royal.

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Hi Mark,
Could have been a typo or a limited production part, it popped up during a web search for Sturmey Archer cogs. I said I believe and that does not make it fact, so who knows...
I do like the Alfine 11, a very flexible piece of gear it works well for a very diverse group of riders from a variety of disciplines, I enjoy that the hub is almost silent.
What a wonderful Royal, it presents very nicely and exhibits excellent workmanship
Beautiful fender lines, are the fenders Velo Orange? I went almost mad fitting Honjo fenders to my Bob Jackson World Tour still a work in progress


Have a wonderful christmas holiday: Mike
 
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