11 Speed Alfine hub from SHIMANO

Hubstripping.com reports

Shimano announces a 11 gear hub. The range will be 409% (Alfine 8 gear 307%). The hub runs in a oil bath like the Rohloff Speddhub. This should result a higher efficiency and longer lifetime. The price will be 300,- Euro release data is September 2010.

Details can be found here….

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Cycle Show 2009 – Sturmey Archer’s new S3X and S2C hubs | road.cc

Sturmey Archer had their own stand but the most interesting new hub they’ve produced wasn’t on it – it was nestling quietly on the Moulton stand, who were displaying the only working prototype. The S2C is a re-imagining of the Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo Duomatic hub that Moulton have been busy reviving since they found a [...]

Fixie-Killer: Sturmey Archer S2C | The Bike Show

via Fixie-Killer: Sturmey Archer S2C | The Bike Show – a cycling radio show and podcast from Resonance FM.

The S2C is Sturmey’s modern version of the Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo Duomatic, a two-speed hub with kick-back gear change and coaster brake that dates from the 1960s. These hubs have something of a cult following and are [...]

Moulton TSR 2 with Belt Drive Sturmey Archer S2C Hub

The Moulton Stand at the Cycle Show is currently featuring another Moulton Prototype, and another new Sturmey!

A TSR 2, with a new belt drive, Sturmey Archer S2C hub, which is a prototype 2 speed, kickback hub, with coaster brake.

Thanks to The Bike Show for [...]

Duomatic Hubs For Sale

The Moulton Bicycle Company has a quantity of new old stock Fichtel & Sachs Duomatic hubs for sale for £75 each.

The big benefit of buying these from Moulton Bicycle Company is that they have been stripped and regreased. You can purchase Duomatic hubs from hubstripping.com or ebay, but you have to regrease the hub yourself.

Moulton Bicycle [...]