Originally Posted by Silverexpress
Hello,
Checkout
www.rei.com and their brand of urban commuters the Novarra Fusion (8 spd Nexus and 700c wheels) and the Transfer (7 spd Nexus and 26" wheels).
Interesting bikes. Both are aluminum. Nice paint jobs.
I looked at both, for the little bit of extra cash the Breezer Uptown 8 is a better deal because it has the Premium internal hub and the dynamo both keeps the light on when stopped and has the auto-sense function, the Novarra's don't sport either of these.
Of course it's now a moot point for me. My LBS wrench got me hooked up with a guy from SRAM to discuss internally geared hubs. He told me that they are not a good choice for an over 200lb, strong rider - "damage will occur". So it looks like my bad weather bike is going to be a single speed on a Surly 1x1 frame. Probably a better choice anyway, since I can put disk brakes on it.
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