Sturmey-Archer
Sign in to savethumb|A Sturmey-Archer three speed hub, the most common kind of Sturmey-Archer gear Sturmey-Archer was a manufacturing company originally from Nottingham, England. It primarily produced bicycle hub gears, brakes and a great many other sundry bicycle components, most prominently during its heyday as a subsidiary of the Raleigh Bicycle Company. Earlier, it had also manufactured motorcycle hubs, gearboxes and engines.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Official name
- Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Nottingham
- Industry
- automotive industry
- Official website
- www.sturmey-archer.com
- Image
- Sturmey-Archer 7847.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sturmey-Archer
- inception
- 1902-01-01
- significant person
- Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet
- location of formation
- Nottingham
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Products
- 'K' family hub gears
- 'T' family hub gears
- 'A' and 'F' family hub gears
- SW hub gears
- S2 'Automatic'
- Hybrid gear options
- Dynohub
- Modern gear hubs (Sun Race Sturmey-Archer)
- Three-speed fixed gear hub
- Other
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A Sturmey-Archer three speed hub, the most common kind of Sturmey-Archer gear Sturmey-Archer was a manufacturing company originally from Nottingham, England. It primarily produced bicycle hub gears, brakes and a great many other sundry bicycle components, most prominently during its heyday as a subsidiary of the Raleigh Bicycle Company. Earlier, it had also manufactured motorcycle hubs, gearboxes and engines.
The company was founded in 1902 by Henry Sturmey and James Archer under the guidance of Frank Bowden, the primary owner of Raleigh. In 2000, the assets and trademarks of Sturmey-Archer were sold to Sun Race of Taiwan, which was renamed Sun Race Sturmey-Archer Inc., and production moved to Taiwan.
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