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Originally Posted by
interested
The gear slip is not uncommon on Nexus hubs especially for strong riders. The old Nexus 8 could be torn apart by people who could put a lot of torque into them, but with the newer IGH's like the Alfine, Shimano redesigned the hub and put a "torque limiter" into the hub. You could probably lessen the problem somewhat by exchanging your 22 rear sprocket with the standard 18 tooth sprocket. (I seem to remember that Shimano advice some minimum gearing ratio to avoid torque problems).
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Regards
Actually I felt that same slippage with the original 44X18 set up. I'm curious why it only happens in some gears too. For example, the lowest gear doesn't slip at all.
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