I really appreciate everyone's input, thank you! Addressing a few
things:
I'm in San Francisco so cold weather is largely a non-issue. On the
other hand, I intend to have this bike for a very long time so having
a configuration that will stand up wherever I am is a good thing.
I don't have the
On Jan 20, 8:57 pm, Tyler wrote:
> I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with
> Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized
> batch.
You should contact the shop you bought those rims from. I've heard a
rumor that Sun is addressing these PR issues
Would a 590 tire fit on your rim ? I have Sun CR-18 650A rims; 6 mm
bigger diameter.
590 Bead Seat Diameter vs 584 (sometimes sold as 26 x 1 3/8.
On Jan 20, 5:57 pm, Tyler wrote:
> I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with
> Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionabl
On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Dan wrote:
>
> I am actually seriously considering selling my IG bike and
> building up a crosscheck as a 1 x 8 for commuting and child trailer
> pulling duties.
I think this is an unbeatable setup for trailer pulling and general
riding. Since my kids are getti
I view this as two different issues:
1) you have the oversized CR-18 rims and find they aren't usuable
2) you want to try an internal hub because you think it might like it
better.
I set my wife's Bleriot up with the exact wheels you described. I had a hard
time changing tires in
> Internal gear hubs like the Alfine have some drawbacks. The big one is
> that they make wheel removal for flat fixes somewhat more difficult
> than it is with a derailleur set-up.
The Rohloff designed for OEM drop out disc brakes at least has a handy
little device where the cables meet the hub
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
wrote:
>
> I should be clear that I think IG hubs are in general a fine product,
> and we sell/service them at the shop. My main point in pointing out
> the drawbacks is to highlight factors that seldom get mentioned by IG
> fans. Ther
I should be clear that I think IG hubs are in general a fine product,
and we sell/service them at the shop. My main point in pointing out
the drawbacks is to highlight factors that seldom get mentioned by IG
fans. There are plenty of well known advantages, like being able to
shift while stopped or
I've winterized the freehub on a set of wheels with lighter weight oil
after it kept seizing up. A friend told me his Rohloff hub
instructions recommend a lighter weight oil for the cold. Rohloff seem
to have changed this now with new all season oil. Wouldn't it be
possible to winterize Alfine/Nex
I'm with Jim and Dan on this. After a year with an IG (Shimano Nexus
8 "red band") I ended up buying a second winter bike to be able to
shift easily in cold weather. Although that is somewhat offset by the
need for better chain maintenance as links get sticky real fast in the
cold.
Of course, i
Like Jim my experience with internally geared hubs has not been great
-- I know I may be in the minority. I have not run an Alfine I have a
SRAM IMotion 3 speed. Changing flats is more difficult and time
consuming. I have had some other issues that have cropped up that
have been difficult to fi
Tyler:
I have a Hilsen and I've been using internal gear hubs for about a
year and I would never go back to derailers. Here is where I disagree
with Jim Thill:
1. Once you learn the trick of using a 2 mm Allen wrench to rotate
the mechanism where the cable attaches to the Alfine hub, wheel
remo
On Jan 20, 2009, at 7:57 PM, Tyler wrote:
> I bought a used Bleriot some time ago that came with wheels made with
> Sunrim CR-18 rims and they're unquestionably from the oversized
> batch. I knew about the oversized rims before I purchased the bike
> and decided the bike was well worth the pric
The LX hubs are a great value. Practically speaking, you give up
almost nothing by getting the LX hubs rather than Phil hubs.
Internal gear hubs like the Alfine have some drawbacks. The big one is
that they make wheel removal for flat fixes somewhat more difficult
than it is with a derailleur set
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