Originally Posted by
EvilV
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That looks a really nice piece of kit.
Do you have any problem tensioning the chain correctly. It looks like the axle must be right up against the end of the slot in the drop outs, else it would tend to be pulled inwards by the pressure of the chain pulling on it.
No tensioning the chain was easy once I read Sheldon's helpful..."..how to tension your chain!!!" article. Once I followed his advice I had a tight chain and no slippage. The axle can be anywhere in the dropouts. Once I did the job right I've used the bike for 6 weeks and not touched the chain.
In the photo above the chain is a bit slack as I wasn't following Sheldon's tips at that point.
The Alfine has impressed. I've been using it for a purpose Shimano doesn't condone [MTBing] using a gear input ratio well below what Shimano approves of and to date it has worked perfectly for me. The Rohloff is amazing, but given the cost I'm happy to use an Alfine for applications that don't need the 500%+ gear range of the Rohloff or the super long service life.