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Alex Rodriguez wrote in
I agree about the disturbingly gradual buildup of stopping power in the
shimano roller rear brake (no clutch there, unlike the front). My bike
has cantilever bosses, so I kept the 7 spd hub but went back to v-brakes.
And that's one less cable to disconnect to get the wheel off as well. The
thing is packed with grease inside, and I think that contributed to the
rather draggy feel. Maybe it was just due to shedding the weight, but I
gained pretty much one gear on the hills of my commute after ditching it
(I got the thing in the first place as it seemed a reasonable idea for
all-weather commuting in a rainy climate).

Maybe Shimano will come out with a disk brake that will work with the Nexus
hub. That would be ideal. My front brake is a Avid disk brake and it works
well in all weather conditions.
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Alex