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| Alex |
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| fatasian |
| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:45 pm |
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| jimmythefly |
| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:04 pm |
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| Oh sweet jeebus. Lighter than the 8speed. Single-cable system. Reporters couldn't tell which gear was direct-drive. I've been sitting in that spot where Rohloff is too much, Alfine 8 not enough. This could sway me. |
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| joeball |
| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:10 pm |
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that's right deven, this hub sound dope. |
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| key lime |
| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:30 am |
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| I'm getting all melty just thinking of this |
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| jimmythefly |
| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:28 pm |
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| Wasn't it something over a year between learning of the Alfine hubs and being able to actually buy them? I hope this is available sooner, and not just to NAHBS builders. |
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| langston |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:28 pm |
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| and what is even more sexy than internal geared hubs? belt drives! Looks like by late spring you can get an Alfine with the Gates Carbon drive. Verrrrry tempted. |
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| joeball |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:51 pm |
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| langston |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:07 pm |
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Yeah, I know but I would want an Alflie 11 if I were to go that route, if not a Rohloff |
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| Alex |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:05 pm |
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| You can't retrofit a belt drive though. The belt doesn't split, so your chainstay has to. |
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| lantius |
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:31 pm |
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Alex wrote: You can't retrofit a belt drive though. The belt doesn't split, so your chainstay has to.
maybe as easy as replacing a dropout though:
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| tehschkott |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:38 am |
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lantius wrote: Alex wrote: You can't retrofit a belt drive though. The belt doesn't split, so your chainstay has to.
maybe as easy as replacing a dropout though:
uh... wat? |
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| Eric_s |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:36 am |
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tehschkott wrote:
uh... wat?
If you look at the picture very closely, you'll see that the droput is split, and the bolt-on plate holds that end of the frame together. So, getting the belt off is as easy as taking two allen bolts out and pulling your seat stay and chain stay apart a bit. |
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| tehschkott |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:42 pm |
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Eric_s wrote: tehschkott wrote:
uh... wat?
If you look at the picture very closely, you'll see that the droput is split, and the bolt-on plate holds that end of the frame together. So, getting the belt off is as easy as taking two allen bolts out and pulling your seat stay and chain stay apart a bit.
ahhhh! |
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| saccade |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:48 pm |
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belt drive would be good with those old elevated chainstay frames
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| henry |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:53 pm |
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saccade wrote: belt drive would be good with those old elevated chainstay frames
FORK FORK. |
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| joby |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:30 pm |
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In related news, Shimano's "Sora" group offers most of the range, higher mechanical efficiency, and an even lower price! |
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| langston |
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:34 pm |
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joby wrote:
The projected prices for the US are in the $420 range. It sounds like 85% of a Rohloff for about 40% of the price, and much nicer than the Alfine 8sp.
In related news, Shimano's "Sora" group offers most of the range, higher mechanical efficiency, and an even lower price![/quote]
but have they improved that groupo so that the old joke "I'm so Sora about the groupo your new bike came with" is no longer relevant? |
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| the dreaded ben |
| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:23 am |
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langston wrote: but have they improved that groupo so that the old joke "I'm so Sora about the groupo your new bike came with" is no longer relevant?
nothing in that vernacular lump of words could be misconstrued as a joke. |
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