Originally Posted by
JosephLMonti
Sorry if this is obvious to everyone, but what is the width of this hub? 135mm? 130mm?
No official specs from Shimano yet, but the Nexus hubs are somewhere between the two. I have a frame with 132.5 spacing, and a Nexus hub fits perfectly. Since some frames are coming in at 132.5 to accommodate either/or hub spacing, I suppose it makes sense to make a hub 132.5 to fit either kind of frame with one hub spec.
At trade shows, when asked what's new for IGH, Shimano reps were all hush-hush, "...but wait til you see what we got coming." I suppose this is it. Will be a great hub, if they make it. ...and import it into the USA, where we're still waiting for roller-brake generator hubs that the rest of the world gets.