Jim: What is the process for changing an Alfine equipped wheel?
When I had the Rohloff equipped bike changing the wheels was the least of my problems. The cables attached to the hub throug some sort of easy off device. With OEM Rohloff drop outs anyway, removing the wheel from that point on was not any more difficult than removing a traditional hub and cassette wheel. On the other hand, what should have been simple issues given the engineering of the hub - ie seals that worked and finding Rohloff approved oil - turned into such a hassle I wound up getting rid of the blasted bike. And it was a real beauty. On Feb 18, 8:43 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".- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted 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-bu...@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.
