The Bike is Ordered!

The Rover has been ordered. I could not get the 8 speed I wanted, they are sold out. So, I ordered a three speed. But I will have an 8 speed. I went to the bike shop and had a Shimano 8 speed hub ordered. They will lace it into my rear wheel when the trike arrives. The shimano part will be here by Wednesday, my trike by Friday. I have to have the Rover ASAP, because I will need to build plywood shipping containers for the different pieces, so I can mail them. I will assemble it myself when the trike arrives, test ride it as a three speed, and then take it in for the shimano upgrade.

The Shimano 8 speed hub has the same dimensions as the original Sturmey Archer hub, so there should be no problem having the hubs swapped.

Are we there yet?