Originally Posted by
ShortLegCyclist
And I used to ride only derailleur bikes and now almost entirely IGH.
The NuVinci has the worst drag, but I can feel the some even with my Rohloffs.
I don't mind the Seattle hills with most of my IGH hubs except the Nexus 7 and NuVinci, at 32-24 gear inches with my current setups, I'm not spinning anywhere steep with those hubs. My Rohloffs go down to 17 and 19 gear inches and I can spin up any hill in this area with them.
When I owned my Xootr Swift and I had the NuVinci N360 hub built into my a custom wheelset I thought I was going to be in heaven,...I DESPISED IT!!! The drag was huge. I'd slow down and STOP on a downgrade. I guessed it was faulty, so I loosened up the cone nut a bit. (I guess that's correct) It caused less drag - bit it was still an issue for me. I sold the bike to someone who knew about the hub and loved it. I'd have been better off with a standard derailleur,...