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Sheldon Brown's Final Message
On Feb 3, 11:42*pm, Sheldon Brown wrote:
quoth Andre Jute ...Shimano specifically says the chainwheel/sprocket tooth ration should be between 2.0 and 2.1. I have never seen this spec for Nexus hubs. *I suspect this is related to the Smover automatic transmission system, not to any limitation of the Nexus hub itself. Smover isn't yet available on this side of The Pond, so I have no experience with this, but as far as the hub itself is concerned, there's no reason for Shimano or anyone else to object to a high gear ratio. *It's only chain ratios that overstress hubs. My own Nexus 8 bikes a http://sheldonbrown.org/raleigh-international52/19 w/28-622 tyres (I was running 52/18 when I was using that wheel on my Picchio tandem for a couple of weeks.) and: http://sheldonbrown.org/iro52/18 w/33-584 tyres See also:http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal Sheldon "Neck's Us" Brown +-------------------------------------------+ | *My daughter is a fine singer. *She's on *| | * *YouTube singing Dvorak and Mozart: * * | | * * * *http://tinyurl.com/2wbf3c* * * * *| +-------------------------------------------+ *Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts * * Phone 617-244-9772 *FAX 617-244-1041 * * * * *http://harriscyclery.com * * Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide * * * * *http://captainbike.com *Useful articles about bicycles and cycling * * * * *http://sheldonbrown.com Just noting it. |
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Sheldon Brown's Final Message
Garrison Hilliard wrote:
On Feb 3, 11:42 pm, Sheldon Brown wrote: quoth Andre Jute ...Shimano specifically says the chainwheel/sprocket tooth ration should be between 2.0 and 2.1. I have never seen this spec for Nexus hubs. I suspect this is related to the Smover automatic transmission system, not to any limitation of the Nexus hub itself. Smover isn't yet available on this side of The Pond, so I have no experience with this, but as far as the hub itself is concerned, there's no reason for Shimano or anyone else to object to a high gear ratio. It's only chain ratios that overstress hubs. My own Nexus 8 bikes a http://sheldonbrown.org/raleigh-international52/19 w/28-622 tyres (I was running 52/18 when I was using that wheel on my Picchio tandem for a couple of weeks.) and: http://sheldonbrown.org/iro52/18 w/33-584 tyres See also:http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal Sheldon "Neck's Us" Brown +-------------------------------------------+ | My daughter is a fine singer. She's on | | YouTube singing Dvorak and Mozart: | | http://tinyurl.com/2wbf3c | +-------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com Useful articles about bicycles and cycling http://sheldonbrown.com Just noting it. It may sound maudlin, but I unmarked it as read, just so it wouldn't go away. |
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