Thread: Does my "ultimate commuter" exist?
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Old 07-06-15 | 05:41 PM
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corrado33
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Originally Posted by ShortLegCyclist
You could put drop bars on this bike and be all set:

Best Commuter Bike: New PUBLIC D8i Alfine 2015
Interesting. According to peterwhitecycles.com, the only difference between the alfine and nexus is that the alfine is designed for disk brakes where as the nexus has roller brakes. He actually says that

The internal gearing [of the nexus] is identical to the Alfine disc version above.
Why then would they choose the mount the alfine without the disk brakes on that bike? Admittedly Mr. White was talking about the 2011 version of both, have things changed?
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