Bought a traveller yesterday for £10! Well sort of

Post by **paulk** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:44 am

I saw the Name of this one and couldn't resist it. And only a tenner.

And just to prove my point

Just think none of the wood problems and the MOT costs are zilch

Just been down the shops on it and its perfect.
Slow, undergeared and just right for keeping up with a 7 year old on her first bike

Oh and the tyres don't cost £50 a pop either

Now just need to find a Minor Traveller for the same price and I'm laughing

Post by **d_harris** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:04 am

Is it a Sturmy Archer 3 speed?

Post by **paulk** » Sat May 16, 2009 10:28 am

Oh yes

Model AW 1980

Post by **Furrtiv** » Sat May 16, 2009 4:23 pm

Oof, I hate three-speed gearboxes - due to having balance problems, I bought a Pashley Picador adults' trike a few years ago to go pootling around on - couldn't even pedal up a slight slope, never mind a proper hill! And I was told that the gearboxes are a nightmare to swap for a multi-gear modern-ish one, so I sold the thing.
I still want a tricycle, though, just one with more than three gears!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:39 pm

Excellent buy - well done there. There are modern multi-gear hub boxes now ! I did have a rare 4 speed SA on one of my bikes, many moons ago now !

Post by **Peetee** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:00 am

Wahey!

Looks far too clean for a visit to 'Bicycle Repair Man' [Woolston Ltd].
You usually see rust on the cranks and rims.

Well done!

Post by **pfgiz** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:06 pm

bmcecosse wrote:Excellent buy - well done there. There are modern multi-gear hub boxes now ! I did have a rare 4 speed SA on one of my bikes, many moons ago now !

My 'All Steel Gents Cycle' has a 4 speed SA...

Nice find, a bit different from my £10 traveller, but that was back in '90. If I find a photo I'll post it up.

Post by **paulk** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:07 pm

I'm lucky in that its pretty flat around here and as I'm only chasing a 7 year old It's not really for wellying along.

The gearing is quite low 48T front cog to a 20T rear so gearing is nice and low anyway.

BMC, I was looking for a 4 gear hub unit for an older bike I was going to tart up but like you say much rarer and the amount it would cost for all the other nicknaks it needed (wheels, front crank,pedals) anyway would have cost a fortune.
Which is why I looked for a good doner bike. Trouble was this is far to good just to strip down. So looks like its the tip for the older frame and happy 3 speeding for me

Peetee it might end up with you for a little fettle on the head bearing. But it seems to be freeing up so it might just need using a bit.

I've got an old hub gear somewhere so will take that apart for a good look. Have always been fascinated by them as most seem to soldier on for ever with little/no maintenance.