FYI - Riv has a longish piece on IGH in the NEWS section today. On Feb 18, 9:43 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > Mountain bikers may use the Alfine, except that the dérailleurs they > have been using work really well and don't complicate wheel removal > and reinstall. I've installed and removed Alfine wheels probably 50 > times, and I still think it's a hassle. > In my opinion, the Nexus/Alfine hubs are at their best on Big Dummies > and other cargo bikes. Being able to shift while stopped is a real > advantage with a heavy load of cargo. > > On Feb 18, 8:32 am, Kris <kkjellqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Sounds like Shimano to me. The 8 speed Alfine with a disc brake > > option was/is begging to be used by mountain bikers. > > > On Feb 18, 8:50 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > The tech told me that IGHs are for "cruisers > > > > and other low-torque applications".
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