Sturmey-Archer S2 Duomatic - Reviews
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22.1.2015
Previously I have build a single speed with Sram automatix rear hub with the coaster brake for simple commuting. The problem was climbing hills, if you're going over twelve miles an hour then your sitting on the high gear. I would have to coast or brake in order to get to the low gear. It doesn't take much to get back into the high gear.I need something simple but without shifting cable or lever. So I found Strumey Archer S2 hub, just the kick shift without coaster brake. I really didn't like the coaster brake. The hub works beautifully, easy to shift with a simple back pedal. It takes some practice to get use to the shift point but now I can power up hills without braking or waiting for the lower gear to kick in.
27.6.2012
This product is great for those who have a single speed but in some instances need to climb steeper hills. It is so hassle-free, you just shortly back-pedal and voilá... the shift is made. It's ideal for bikes like mine that have super narrow handle bars (39 cm.) which are great to run between cars in trafic jams and when the hill starts you just shift. My recommendation is to calculate the top gear(138%) to be your cruising speed on the flats, so you have the low gear (100%) for climbing. If you use Sheldon Brown Gear Calculator, with a 46 teeth crankset and the 20 teeth cog that comes stock in the S2 Kick-shift hub, you get a 5.7 gear, which is ideal for flat urban cycling.
14.10.2016
Just be aware that this hub comes with a 22t cog, and it may or may not suit your needs. You can change your chainwheel (spendy) or get different cogs. Easy to find at your LBS or inexpensively online. Learn to change cogs (YouTube) and it saves more. That rear cog is what can make the difference between giving you a lower gear for hills or a higher gear for cruising. Also, just get on and ride--it will teach you how to make gear changes easily. Give it a week or two of daily riding and you'll get it. It takes a little getting used to. If you buy the coaster brake version, it takes even more practice, IMO.
6.3.2020
I love this hub. It solves my issues of not wanting cables running throughout my bike, and the shifting motion is a simple one to execute. It takes a little getting use to at first as you have to get a feel for the two different gear settings, but after just one ride it’s obvious. The second gear clicks louder when free spinning as a sign of it needing to be shifted. It is such a clean look overall. It’s naturally a bit heavier than the usual rear hub, but the added gear more than makes up for it.
16.7.2012
This hub is great. So far I've put a couple hundred miles on it. It's looks slick due to everything being internal. The gears shift very well, took me about a week to get use to back peddling to shift.
18.3.2015
Perfect for a city / rail trail bike!