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Pedersen 3 speed hub
Another Pedersen Patent, dating from 1902, GB190218095.
The cover of the gearcase is missing, so the works are exposed. Owing to its characteristic feature of a countershaft running parallel to the axle, the hub itself is a curiously lopsided affair, which seems odd for something intended to rotate.
Opinion seems to differ on whether this is a genuine epicyclic gear (as most hub gears are). Some see it as a special variant with a second sun gear... proof perhaps that Pedersen was not just from another planet, but another solar system entirely?
It was originally manufactured with pear-shaped flanges, requiring a great range of spoke lengths per wheel. Mine appears to be circular on one side and pearshaped on the other, though it is surprisingly difficult to tell at a casual glance.
Pedersen 3 speed hub
Another Pedersen Patent, dating from 1902, GB190218095.
The cover of the gearcase is missing, so the works are exposed. Owing to its characteristic feature of a countershaft running parallel to the axle, the hub itself is a curiously lopsided affair, which seems odd for something intended to rotate.
Opinion seems to differ on whether this is a genuine epicyclic gear (as most hub gears are). Some see it as a special variant with a second sun gear... proof perhaps that Pedersen was not just from another planet, but another solar system entirely?
It was originally manufactured with pear-shaped flanges, requiring a great range of spoke lengths per wheel. Mine appears to be circular on one side and pearshaped on the other, though it is surprisingly difficult to tell at a casual glance.