Originally Posted by
uluchay
I read a lot about the Sturmery Archer 3 speed kick-shift and a major part of that was about how problematic it was.
The same could be said about the SRAM Automatix. I tried it, on its own. And even though it functioned well, especially after it was made into shift to overdrive a lot later, I could not get used to its constant tick in second gear.
So, I just went Nexus 8 -- same inner works as an Alfine 8 -- with an Alfine 8 rapidfire shifter. Which got me a completely silent bike. And for some reason silence is a lot more important than elegance to me -- especially on an all-year round commuter.
Early picture [with slack chain]:
