FreeWheelin'

Unfortunately the Bendix Hub and it's two speeds was not going to be enough and had to be replaced by a Freewheelin' Freehub by Sturmey Archer with an 8 gear cassette and a drum brake. The front hub has also been replaced with a new hub with a drum brake. Drum brakes are not affected by the rain (great here in Vancouver) and last a long time.

"kick-back" 2-speed Bendix "Automatic" hub

My Tiger came with a rear hub that contained 2 internal gears (high and Low). You changed betweeen the two gears by lightly kicking back on the pedal in the braking direction. These hubs can be identified by the 3 red stripes pictured below: