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Blue band hub questions
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60sstuff
Wore out three sets of tires already!
The Blue Band 2 speed Overdrive rear hub was a new feature offered on the 1965 Stingray.
The last half of 1964 and beyond Stingrays came with a 28 spoke S-2.
The Bendix blue band (Overdrive) 2-speed hubs always have a 20t sprocket tooth count. The Bendix yellow band (Underdrive) 2-speed hubs always have a 18t sprocket tooth count. The blue and the yellow hub shells are interchangeable, meaning you could use the Underdrive parts and the "Overdrive" brake arm in a blue band shell and pass it off as an Overdrive 2-speed... or simply repaint the bands blue on a worn yellow band hub. I've seen this done before by some unscrupulous eBay sellers. The tell-tale sign is that an Overdrive hub has a 20t sprocket and an Underdrive has a 18t sprocket.
Livemojo...... which hub would be easier to peddle (lower gears)?
Oldbikeguy1960
Wore out three sets of tires already!
A larger rear sprocket is easier to peddle, but with a Stingray I don't see that much difference.
The yellow band would actually be easier to pedal in low gear. The 2-speed yellow band has a "normal" gear and "low speed" gear (easier to pedal and often used for hills). The 2-speed blue band has a "normal" gear and an Overdrive or "high speed" gear for more speed, less pedaling.
You'll find the blue band was standard on the Sting Rays equipped with the 2-speed hub up until about 1969 when the front sprocket on a Sting Ray went from 36t to 48t. In 1969 and later the 2-speed used on a Sting Ray was the yellow band.
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