Shimano Nexus geared hubs?

[steve mercier]

Steve, I will give you a call later.
I had a bike with the 8 speed Alfine. I used it for 6 years through all kinds of weather. It worked great but the ratios were not the best. Big jumps between some of them. I had heard about the 11 Alfine and tried one at MEC. It had more even spacing in the gears and I liked it a lot. The shifting was smoother and easier. But the frame was not right for me.
The 8 speed Alfine is grease lubed and is good for about 5 years. Mine began to not shift well so I took it to MEC and they cleaned it and put oil in. This what Shimano recommended. It was like brand new. MEC had a mechanic who really knew these hubs.
The 11 speed is oil lubed and it can be changed without taking it apart. Not the 8 speed. I also read some reports of the 11 speed not being as robust as the 8. And this was before e bikes.
John

Once again this is great info John thanks!

 

[AlanDB]

That would explain the use of Magura hydraulic rim brakes on the Gepida and some Gazelles. Does anybody have these brakes? How do you like them?

The brakes on my Gazelle Arroyo work great, and I love the Nexus 8 shifter. My Arroyo only has 1000 miles on it so I don't know how well these components hold up ... so far so good. I seldom ride in rain and have never ridden through water ... have only been caught once out in the rain and the rim brakes didn't cause any problems. So far the Magura brakes have a nice quiet smooth feel and give reliable braking results.

 

[tomjasz]

Obviously not everyone. My Trek shop is use to adjusting derailleurs. (Maybe I need a to go to a place more familiar with rear hubs) I have two bikes with 3 speed rear hubs. One a Brompton M6R folding bike. Has a 3 speed rear hub and a 2 speed derailleur. (6 speeds) My other bike is an old West German folding bike with a 3 speed Sturmey Archer rear hub. All I had to do is put the oil, in the hub, and it worked great. I wish I could get the front hub electric motor, controller, throttle, and battery. Brompton doesn’t allow its dealers to sell it anymore. They are afraid it will hurt their Electric Bike business. They want you to sell your 2k folding bike and spend 3.5k+ for their factory e-bike.

Grin, ebikes.ca has a Brompton kit. It uses stellar components. https://www.ebikes.ca/product-info/brompton-kit.html

 

[steve mercier]

The brakes on my Gazelle Arroyo work great, and I love the Nexus 8 shifter. My Arroyo only has 1000 miles on it so I don't know how well these components hold up ... so far so good. I seldom ride in rain and have never ridden through water ... have only been caught once out in the rain and the rim brakes didn't cause any problems. So far the Magura brakes have a nice quiet smooth feel and give reliable braking results.

That is nice to hear...all brakes squeek in the rain so that is nothing.

 

[tomjasz]

The brakes on my Gazelle Arroyo work great, and I love the Nexus 8 shifter. My Arroyo only has 1000 miles on it so I don't know how well these components hold up ... so far so good. I seldom ride in rain and have never ridden through water ... have only been caught once out in the rain and the rim brakes didn't cause any problems. So far the Magura brakes have a nice quiet smooth feel and give reliable braking results.

Magura brakes have a lot of cool features. The cutout switch required creating a new harness for BBSXX kits.