Originally Posted by
Banzai
Yeah, you can find any problem on Google, but I point out MTBR specifically because the site is trafficked by "bike people", many of them knowledgeable, many reporting the exact same problem and diagnosis.
Even though I'm rolling this hub right now, I will never have full faith in it, and I mostly just wish I could get my money back, and the time I took in the build.
Oh, and racks? My OMM Shera is a pretty serious rack, axle/QR mounted. Blackburn EX, Axiom streamliner disc, just to name a couple. It's a nice workaround when you have seatstay mounted calipers and only one set of eyelets.
Maybe there IS a difference between the alfine and nexus?
I'll say that I went into Nexus ownership knowing exactly how I needed to treat the IGH and how to adjust it. I knew to ease up on the pedals when shifting (or even stop pedaling). I knew how to adjust the shifting and immediately adjusted it when it slipped. I will say that the adjustment is a bit finicky, and you should really make sure the lines line up perfectly, and not simply overlap halfway, but it's so easy to do that it's never been a problem for me. The time mine slipped the lines were only halfway lined up.
I'm not trying to call you out, but was there a period when you rode it and you wondered why it was slipping only to realize it was mis-adjusted? Perhaps the hubs are very easily damaged by maladjustment?
As for racks: It's really interesting. I've also shopped for disc brake compatible racks and have rarely seen QR mounted ones. (All of my current bikes have rack mounts.) It seems our experiences are on opposite ends of the spectrum. Funny how that happens sometimes!
