Originally Posted by
unterhausen
good point, but I'd probably buy a Shimano if was buying a new hub.
are the new parts backwards compatible?
Shimano are notorious for not having parts available for their internal geared hubs while SA historically has been much better in this regard. It is darned near impossible to rebuild a failed Shimano hub even if it is only a few years old while the SA AW hubs have had virtually all parts available. Not sure about current production but earlier Shimano 3 speed hubs were also more prone to failure from all reports I have seen.
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