I've winterized the freehub on a set of wheels with lighter weight oil after it kept seizing up. A friend told me his Rohloff hub instructions recommend a lighter weight oil for the cold. Rohloff seem to have changed this now with new all season oil. Wouldn't it be possible to winterize Alfine/Nexus gearhubs in a similar way?
On 21 Jan, 11:58, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > I'm with Jim and Dan on this. After a year with an IG (Shimano Nexus > 8 "red band") I ended up buying a second winter bike to be able to > shift easily in cold weather. Although that is somewhat offset by the > need for better chain maintenance as links get sticky real fast in the > cold. > > Of course, if you don't live in a cold climate, then it's not an > issue. I still like my internal gear bike, but not as much as when > first converted. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jan 20, 10:03 pm, Dan <abelson....@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Like Jim my experience with internally geared hubs has not been great > > -- I know I may be in the minority. I have not run an Alfine I have a > > SRAM IMotion 3 speed. Changing flats is more difficult and time > > consuming. I have had some other issues that have cropped up that > > have been difficult to fix. Finally, I have not been happy with the > > winter performance. The hub does not work well in the cold, things > > freeze up and it often won't shift. If I had a derailleur bike that > > wouldn't shift in the cold I could at least manually move the chain > > but with the IG I am stuck until it thaws or decides to start behaving > > better. I am actually seriously considering selling my IG bike and > > building up a crosscheck as a 1 x 8 for commuting and child trailer > > pulling duties. > > > Dan Abelson > > Saint Paul, MN > > > On Jan 20, 7:57 pm, Tyler <mock...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with > > > Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized > > > batch. I knew about the oversized rims before I purchased the bike > > > and decided the bike was well worth the price even if I had to replace > > > the wheelset. The wheels have been great aside from how unbearably > > > difficult it is to fix a flat.. so far I've simply worked through the > > > problem with brute force. However, yesterday I spent over half an > > > hour trying to just get the tire off the rear wheel and snapped a tire > > > lever in the process. I gave up and decided it was time to get a non- > > > faulty set of wheels... it's hard enough to fix a punctured tube at > > > home with these rims; I'd hate to have to do this on the side of the > > > road (which I've been spared, so far). > > > > I know very little about wheels so I'm fishing for advice from those > > > more knowledgeable. The existing wheels are 36-spoke with Shimano > > > Deore LX hubs; there's a 7-speed Hyperglide cassette on the rear. I'm > > > a big fellow (6ft, 220+ lbs) so I need something that's going to be > > > strong enough for my daily commuting and light touring. > > > > I'm thinking about buying a built wheelset from Rivendell. A set of > > > wheels built with LX hubs is about half the price of a set of wheels > > > with Phil "Rivy" hubs (w/ freewheel). I don't understand what you > > > gain by using the higher quality hubs, I'm sure a difference exists > > > but I don't know what that is. Is it worth the extra money and why? > > > > Alternatively, I'm kicking around the idea of building a rear wheel > > > around an Alfine internally geared hub; I've always liked the idea of > > > an internally geared hub for my kind of riding and it seems alot of > > > folks swear by them for everyday riding. If I want to go this route > > > now would be a good time since I need to replace the wheels anyway. I > > > know that a few folks on this list have rivendells with this kind of > > > setup (having searched through the old postings), I'm curious to know > > > how those people feel about their shifting setups now that they've > > > used them for months or years since last posting. > > > > Any input is appreciated, thank you!- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Dölj citerad text - > > - Visa citerad text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
