Originally Posted by
canyoneagle
1. This is one of the main limitations with the current belt drive cog selection for the nexus/alfine hubs. The only rear cog is a 24t. If you have a 55T up front, you can get a 50T to gain some lower gear range, otherwise, we all have to wait for more rear options to become available.
hadn't thought of that but not a bad idea. I'm rarely enough in 8th gear for it to matter. but I would need to get one of those funky belt-drive cogs, can't be cheap...
2. ohhh the 5-6 jump. This is the oddity of the nexus/alfine design. Why they designed such a large jump between the two most used gears is beyond me.
glad to hear I wasn't imagining it. at least they made the 5 the direct drive.
3. The Nexus roller brake does make wheel removal a pain, IMO. The belt drive and nexus are very straightforward without the added hassle of the roller brake operation. If you haven't already done it, be sure to have a 2mm hex key (or a short length of an old spoke) in your toolkit - the nexus/alfine has a hole in the cassette joint that is designed to accept these things, whereby the cassette joint can be easily rotated, making cable removal and installation a snap.
Also, consider getting some better tires if you are getting that many flats. well worth the extra money, IMO. I REALLY like my Schwalbe Marathon Supremes.
yeah it took me 2 hours to replace the rear tire - it had worn out after 1500 miles - part of that was searching for the teensy screws I dropped. would go faster next time but not that much faster.