I love my Nexus hub for commuting. I have drop bars, touring frame and plenty of gears.

I got the hub built in the wheel from Harris Cyclery and bought a matching front wheel from them as well. This bike had 27" wheels on it before. I was lucky that there was enough adjustment in the brakes for them to work with 700c wheels.

I put Schwalbe Marathon plus tires on it in the 700 x 32 size and I am pretty happy with the way they feel. I still have the original Brooks team pro saddle on the bike but it is showing the abuse it has had over the years. I may replace it soon with another team pro.

I still need to consider fenders, but as I live in Arizona, we do not get much rain, so I am in no hurry.


I got the original bike for $300 a couple of years ago from the original owner. The specs are as follows:

1984 Trek 720, 22.5 inch frame.
Nexus 8 speed hubm 36 hole Sun CR18 rimm Schwalbe Marathon plus 32mm Tires
Matching 36 hole Sun CR18 rim in front
Original crank 170mm 48th chainring
19th rear sprocket (35.9-110.2 gear inches)
Brooks Imperial Saddle
Original Blackburn Expedition rack
Nexus twist shifter attached to hubbub adapter for drop bars
Oval Concept bars 42cm
Nashbar Threadless stem adapter
Nashbar 120mm stem with 7 degree rise
Tektro brake levers

Bike weight: 35lbs