There is no dent because most people ride department store bikes with cheap derealluers. However, Shimano 8 and 7 speed hubs corner the market and 99% of all hub bikes (Above 3 speed) are using the Nexus.

I'm going to wait for 2 or 3 years for Shimano to work out the bugs because I remember the issues with the 7 speed and they were not fixed until the 8 speed red band appeared.

I don't see this hub having any effect on the price of the Rohloff due to the fact the Europeans protect their industries with high import duties. Therefore, the Rohloff will aways have a market in Europe even if people stop buying it in the U.S. I do not consider import duties a bad thing because it's important to protect jobs.

Is anyone still waiting for BMW to lower their prices should cheap Chinese autos enter our markets?