Nexus Hub Question (x-post)
06-19-07, 02:11 PM
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Nexus Hub Question (x-post)
I just built up my Cross Check with the Nexus 8 speed hub. The Revo shifter is still out of stock but I would like to ride the bike as a single speed until I install the shifter. How can I manually change the gears?
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06-19-07, 02:44 PM
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You could just pull on the cable, but without something (i.e., the shifter) to hold the cable in place, the hub will always revert to the lowest gear b/c the shifting mechanism in the hub is spring loaded. At least that's how my Nexus 7 and Sturmey-Archer 3 speed hubs work (though the SAs revert to the highest gear).
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You really need the shifter to adjust it correctly. You align two hash marks while the shifter is in 4.
You could clamp down a short cable (say to the chainstay) that holds the hub in that "yellow to yellow" alignment. That is 4th gear, and should be dialed in correctly. Maybe a p-clip with a bolt/nut/lockwasher.
Warning: the thing might totally slip out of gear on you, so this is potentially very dangerous.
Good luck.
You could clamp down a short cable (say to the chainstay) that holds the hub in that "yellow to yellow" alignment. That is 4th gear, and should be dialed in correctly. Maybe a p-clip with a bolt/nut/lockwasher.
Warning: the thing might totally slip out of gear on you, so this is potentially very dangerous.
Good luck.
06-19-07, 03:32 PM
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If you're looking for just the shifter try these guys.
I couldn't find it anywhere but they said they had many in stock.
https://www.konasports.com/
As soon as I get my drop bars I'll have a slightly used Revo shifter/brake lever combo for sale.
I couldn't find it anywhere but they said they had many in stock.
https://www.konasports.com/
As soon as I get my drop bars I'll have a slightly used Revo shifter/brake lever combo for sale.
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06-19-07, 04:51 PM
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Thanks
Thanks to everyone who answered.
06-20-07, 09:40 AM
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If it's easy enough to swap the cable and you have some spare parts kicking around, you could do something like this:
T400 shifter.jpg
Or if you just want to keep it in one specific gear, use a screw into one of the fender/rack eyelets to tie it down like you would the end of any other cable. A shifter would just give you a bit more fine adjustment.
T400 shifter.jpg
Or if you just want to keep it in one specific gear, use a screw into one of the fender/rack eyelets to tie it down like you would the end of any other cable. A shifter would just give you a bit more fine adjustment.
