Originally Posted by
Winfried
Hello,
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Edit: Apparently, a CT-S510 can't work with a CJ-8S20 cassette joint and vertical dropouts because it'll be in the way :-/
Can a Nexus 8 take an Alfine cassette joint, with its "cable arm" above the chainstay?
No. A cassette joint from earlier Alfine models, 500 and 501 will work, but the later model as shown in your photo rotates the spool the wrong way. New Alfine hubs are high normal as opposed to low normal like the old models and all Nexus 8 models.
Also, your vertical dropouts do not appear to be sliding type, so I am going to guess your bike has an eccentric bottom bracket to tension the belt in which case it would also tension the chain and no tensioner should be required.