Originally Posted by
boston blackie
I will have someone build the wheel. I do want to buy the components as I do want to be sure I get the right stuff.
I'm hoping the project will come in under $500. The bike is new this year, and I like the bike and the fold,
I would, however, enjoy the wider gear range. I think the new hub and cassette would fit. It now has a nexus 4- speed hub.
More gears does ot automaticly mean wider gear range. WHAT gears you`ve got could be more important than how many gears.
Find Sheldon Browns gear calculator on the web, and findout what gears you`ve got at present and what you can do to your present setup by changing out cog (rear) or front chainring.
Then find out what you can get w new setup and what casette and chainwheel you need to buy.
Still not at all sure you can put a dual drive 27 speed in the dropouts spaced for a Nexus4.Personally I`d just go for a IGH with wider range.
I use 7 speed IGH`s on both my folders and we went touring on them (w trailer on one) this summer.