Can a fix gear bicycle be converted into a three speed?

i have a neat reproduction bicycle by Schwinn, it is a cruiser type fixed gear i dont want to have to lose the look of the bike by having derailers and all that. do they have wheels that would look the same but have an internal gearing in the hub? how difficult would it be to make this a three speed?
(its a reproduction of a 1955 phantom)

I am going to stick my neck out, seeing as you haven't an answer yet!

The only way I can see this being done is to have a rear wheel specially constructed, that way you can keep the same rims etc.

You would need a three speed hub and the wheel would have to have new spokes fitted(to account for shorter spoke length).

Ask at your local bike shop if they know of any wheel builders or check out a bike mag!

It may cost you a few quid,but if thats what you want . . .!!!

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Do exactly as Mr G says. He's right.

You won't find a S A 3 speed hub with the same style rims you have now. Buy the hub and take it to the bike shop and have the wheel relaced using the new hub. Of course you will need a shifter and cable. Wait! -- you could look at the new automatic Shimano uses in the new Trek Lime. Then you wouldn't need shifters.

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