Originally Posted by
ijsbrand
Where millions of people around the world have no problem at all with their Nexus or Alfine IGH, you sir are the enlightened one, knowing they simply cannot work.
So we bow to your superior knowledge.
But if you even hadn't considered this beforehand, could it not be your craftmanship and preparation is a little underwhelming?
I already admitted to not researching, in advance, the incomplete product. My alibi is that Shimano is typically so much better about packaging, that this both took me by surprise and was very, very irritating. This is the first Shimano product I've ever purchased where it didn't include all the parts needed to make it work. And then top it off with the fact that the extra parts kit STILL didn't include every part I needed.
Otherwise, I'm all ears. I have a lot of time and money sunk into this, and would LOVE for it to work. So please enlighten me, and I will certainly bow to your superior knowledge.
What I offer is that I am a very good, and experienced, bike mechanic. My friends bring their bikes to me rather than the shop because my work is simply better, with more attention to detail. I only ride my own handbuilt wheels. My stable of four bikes is a silently and smoothly running machine up until this hub, which I have set up thrice now.
If anyone offers the suggestion that a hub with less than 100 miles on it will need to be stripped down and "serviced" somehow to make it work, then I will return to my initial verdict.
But, aside from that, inputs are welcome. Glad to have brought out the IGH fans, and I hope that your expertise matches your enthusiasm. It will certainly help me out.