Originally Posted by
timo888
jur, I would put faith in your assessment. But the issue with respect to folding bikes is that the folding itself may cause the hub to fall out of adjustment. How often do you fold your bikes with SA8 hubs?
Not on a regular basis, only as occasion to put it in the car demands. I usually shift to 8th gear when I do (but as often forget). But I can't say that folding is a major cause for trouble.
What I find gives more trouble, is riding on wet dirty roads. That almost always causes trouble on those gears which are the most sensitive. I am not exactly sure what happens, but likely it is dirt getting into the cable wrapping groove changing the effective wrapping length. On bad days I sometimes have to stop using those sensitive gears.