I am the proud, or not-so-proud owner of a brand new Shimano Alfine 11, installed with a Schulmpf Speed Drive on my HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS. I was not able...
So, I had been planning on just using regular brake levers with my new SA drums (an XL RD5 and a X-FDD). I already built the X-FDD into a wheel and road it...
The Aussie made electric shifter for Rohloff hubs is available in a new version. It is considerably less expensive than it was. Now $301 USD including...
Why do the anti rotation washers crumble when you don`t have a spare? And all the shops are shut ;-) I think they would be less brittle if they made them of...
I've decided on the Sturmey Archer XRF8(W) for the rebuild of my oldest bike. I'm having trouble finding a source for it in the US. Does anyone have a...
Hello All! For a long time I've heard that you can't (shouldn't) run a triple chainrings and front derailleur with a gear hub. The reason seemed to be that a...
i have a set of avid juicy 3 brakes on my bike , with an adaptor on the alfine hub that attaches the 160mm 6 bolt disc to the centerlock hub. i decided to get...
Does anyone have any insight as to the advantages of leaning tricycles over bicycles? The more I think about a leaning tricycle the more it seems like a silly...
The easiest way to think about the problems with rear steering is to note that to initiate a corner with rear steering the back of the vehicle is moved in...
I rode the Shimano 8 speed coaster bike with 8 speed brifter last week. I have a bit of trouble restarting with a coaster brake. This primarily manifests...
So i'm toying with the idea of 'fixing' something that isn't necessarily broken: the chain tensioner on my bicycle. right now i have a double-wheel tensioner...
Hello Geared Hub enthusiasts: I have made some charts and graphs comparing the Alfine 8-spd., Alfine 11-spd. and the Rohloff Speedhub. See the .jpgs in the...
I have to buy 5 chainring bolts and need advice on the size double or triple as I am taking a single 48t crank that is configured so that I can add an outer...
After I install the cassette joint to the hub, it works OK for a while. Later, after riding and shifting through the gears, the fixing ring comes loose and...
I see Biketoolsetc is now listing inventory on the new Sturmey 3X9 hubs and three- and five-speed hubs with disc brake mounts. They also show the 2-spd in...
OK... I really want to play with internal gear hub design, but I don't know where to start. Does anyone know anyone who knows someone who could teach me the...
In answer to Tom's question about the importance of underdrive and overdrive ratios in gear hubs, I repeat the assertion that a hub will always tolerate being...
I'm trying to sort out gearing options for a Sinner Comfort Trike. Sinner offers a SRAM Dual Drive with an 11-32 cassette but fits a 52t sprocket up front....
In its "Safety Instructions" Shimano recommends a sprocket ratio of 2.1 to one for at least some of its Nexus 8 speed hubs. I checked the Safety Instructions...
I have always used rear dérailleurs but am considering a 16" wheel folder the Downtube mini with a sturmey-archer XRF8 8 speed internal hub. I need a wide...
Front derailleur wide range I changed my order from a downtube mini with SA 8sp rear hub to a capreo rear I just can maintain it better and less weight. I am...
Thought I'd introduce myself here ... I have three IGH bikes: A Brompton with a 3 speed SA hub & also a double chainring - folding the Brompton brings the...
I think this setup is what I'll do- sturmey archer X-RF8 with front 39-53 and 25 tooth rear cog gives a nice setup with 21 to 87 inches with the 16" 305 wheels...
It's ending up on the disk rotor, not the best place for it. Plan to see if I can build a little collar that would bolt on with the rotor bolts. It still...
