But does this caution apply to the various 8 speed hubs? At any rate, the supposedly forthcoming 11 is meant for off road.I personally haven't owned a IGH for years except for a few transitory 3 speed grocery beaters that I kept for only a few months, but the thought of a 400% range neatly packaged into a pretty, shiny metal cylinder has me very interested.
On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Thanks for the input Jim...I was toying with the idea of a 8 speed IGH > on my All-Rounder/Commuter but I think I'll spend my money elsewhere. > > Angus > > On Feb 18, 7:50 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > One of my more exuberant customers killed his 2nd or 3rd 3-speed hub > > in 2 years. I called the highly regarded manufacturer of the most > > recent one to get another warranty replacement, which it turns out, is > > no longer available (they've never had parts, so we always just > > replace the whole hub). The tech told me that IGHs are for "cruisers > > and other low-torque applications". Anyway, this is about Chapter 20 > > of my book of frustrations with IG hubs, which is not polite > > conversation in utility cycling circles, where IGHs are surrounded by > > a sort of religious devotion. So it was with some satisfaction that I > > read today's Riv blog post about IGHs. > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com (505) 227-0523 -- 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.
