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My wife loves her Torker Tristar. However, with only three speeds here in on the edge of the hill country in Austin, she could not keep pace with me on my 8-speed bike. After a bit of research, I found this handy kit, and took it upon myself to upgrade her ride. The swap itself was fairly simple once I manged to removed the axle gear's key. I got help from my LBS in getting the chain lengths just right, and now our rides together are quicker on the flats and easier up the hills.
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Caveat lector: I installed this hub myself, and I service it myself, so my problems may be wholly my own.It should be noted that despite the headline, this is a Sturmey-Archer QS-RC5. I was aware of this when purchasing. My order was filled by Niagra Cycle Works, who were very quick about getting a missing part to me.
This is my first experience with gear hubs, and it hasn't been a great one, primarily due to the shifter. Like all gear hubs with the exception of the Rohloff, indexing is done at the shifter, not in the hub, which is a fundamentally broken setup. It means every single time you need to remove the cable for any reason, (and that is necessary to remove the hub for service, adjustment, etc), you must readjust the cable, and the adjustment is VERY touchy. It can also come out of adjustment on it's own.
The cable in my case was also about 1/2" too long, and I had to shim it to even be able to shift at all. There is no trimming the cable length, either, as it is capped at both ends, and the caps are what hold the cable in place.
The coaster brake can stick if one stands on the pedal at a stop, but that seems to be par for the course with coaster brakes, in my experience.
When the stars align just right allowing the shifter to be in proper adjustment, it shifts well, if not under load.
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