Originally Posted by
mingo
I'm trying to decide if I keep my 10 speed derailleur or change it to an 11 speed Alfine.
Derailleur: less weight, less $$, fairly reliable. I think it can be fairly easily replaced / upgraded in the future.
Alfine: more weight, more $$, can shift while stopped. Reliability for light use? Maintenance?
I would appreciate feedback from our resident experts.
Your reasons are the same as mine for going with the 10 speed derailleur.
I can work on those. I can't even see inside those geared hubs.
(They could be filled with hamsters, spiders, & prefamulated amulite for all I know.)
I am now checked out & paid up.
Alas, my delivery date is in July.
I was hoping to have it for a big June Coolspring Power Museum engine show.
(It's my transportation around that sprawling complex of asphalt, crushed stone, grass, & mud.)