Old 03-23-11, 08:07 AM
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Don in Austin
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Originally Posted by Mr IGH
Every IGH needs to have the torque removed to shift. I know you're very angry but the fact remains that lots of people are riding these hubs with no failures. You can give up or look to people that ride these kind of hubs for tens of thousands of miles trouble free.
Who has put tens of thousands of miles on the Alfine 11? It has only been out a few months and is still quite rare. It is a very different design from the 8 speed.

The replacement one was checked by riding VERY gently in the parking lot next door to my shop and did not shift properly from the beginning.

And there have been other reports of problems with 11 gear.

We shall see.

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