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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
It's been over a year since we first placed our order, but we finally
have received Shimano Nexus 8-speed hubs. I bought one myself, I'll be doing it up with 650B rims... See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus I've also scanned and put up the Service Manual for these hubs at: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Sheldon "Planetary Gears!" Brown +----------------------------------------------+ | If you wish in the world to advance, | | Your merits you're bound to enhance; | | You must stir it, and stump it, | | And blow your own trumpet, | | Or, trust me, you haven't a chance! | | --W.S. Gilbert | +----------------------------------------------+ 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 http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
Sheldon Brown wrote:
See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus I've also scanned and put up the Service Manual for these hubs at: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Thanks Sheldon for the info. Do you know how many planetary stages the hub has, and what combinations of stages are used in each gear? Shimano says it has a silent clutch; is there no pawl click when coasting? Just curious. Tom Ace |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
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See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus I've also scanned and put up the Service Manual for these hubs at: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Tom Ace asked: Do you know how many planetary stages the hub has, and what combinations of stages are used in each gear? Nope. Shimano says it has a silent clutch; is there no pawl click when coasting? I presume not, that's what "Silent Clutch" mean, but I'm still waiting for rims to build up my own. Sheldon "Gonna Try 650B" Brown +----------------------------------------+ | All theory, dear friend, is grey, | | but the golden tree of actual life | | springs ever green. --Goethe | +----------------------------------------+ 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 http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
Sheldon Brown writes:
It's been over a year since we first placed our order, but we finally have received Shimano Nexus 8-speed hubs. I bought one myself, I'll be doing it up with 650B rims... See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus I've also scanned and put up the Service Manual for these hubs at: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Do they make them without the brake? |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
Sheldon Brown wrote: It's been over a year since we first placed our order, but we finally have received Shimano Nexus 8-speed hubs. See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus Confound it. True to clueless form, Shimano have dished up a heaping helping of asymmetrical flange offset on a hub that didn't need to have any. Another nugget on the towering mountain of reasons not to buy their crap-- like I really needed another one. Chalo Colina |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
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Confound it. True to clueless form, Shimano have dished up a heaping helping of asymmetrical flange offset on a hub that didn't need to have any. 2.7 mm is a "heaping helping" of asymmetry? Most non-flip-flop hubs have at least this much asymmetry. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8/pages/28.htm Even typical track hubs are more asymmetrical than this, viz: Campagnolo 5-13 depending on model, Miche at 15, Phil Wood at 14 mm, Sun Tour at 6 mm. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/spocalc. Another nugget on the towering mountain of reasons not to buy their crap-- like I really needed another one. "Crap?" This is the best multi-speed hub you can buy for less than $700! Sounds like predjudice to me. Sheldon "Millions Of People Say _I_ Exaggerate!" Brown +--------------------------------------------------+ | Pohl's law: Nothing is so good that somebody, | | somewhere, will not hate it. | +--------------------------------------------------+ 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 http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
Sheldon Brown wrote:
... "Crap?" This [Nexus-8] is the best multi-speed hub you can buy for less than $700!... I wish someone would test the efficiency of the Nexus-8 versus the Spectro-7. I wonder if SRAM will respond with a "Spectro-8" or "Spectro-9"? -- Tom Sherman - Earth |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
Jim Smith wrote: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Do they make them without the brake? Yes. The brake is not an integral part of the hub. http://www.shimano-europe.com/cyclin...455&psid=11453 Jeff |
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Shimano Nexus 8-speed Hubs
I wrote:
It's been over a year since we first placed our order, but we finally have received Shimano Nexus 8-speed hubs. I bought one myself, I'll be doing it up with 650B rims... See: http://harriscyclery.com/shimano-nexus I've also scanned and put up the Service Manual for these hubs at: http://sheldonbrown.com/nexus8 Jim Smith asked: Do they make them without the brake? You can leave the brake off. That's what I did with my Nexus 7-speed. http://sheldonbrown.org/raleigh-competition If you don't want the brake, we'll knock 15 bucks off the price. I haven't yet decided whether I'll go with the brake on my new 8-speed. Sheldon "Neck's Us" Brown +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | This message has been sent to you using recycled electrons | | exclusively. Please do not discard them after use, | | send them along and help conserve these irreplaceable | | sub-atomic resources for future generations. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ 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 http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Sheldon Brown wrote: It's been over a year since we first placed our order, but we finally have received Shimano Nexus 8-speed hubs. I bought one myself, I'll be doing it up with 650B rims... Okay, I've read the Rivendell ode to this rim size, but aside from acting as some sort of revivalist preservation of the rim and tire standards so future generations can roll along on mid-century French bicycles, the attraction is purely aesthetic, right? Or is there some advantage to spanning the 559-622 mm interval I haven't perceived? Maybe a compromise for 29er-like off road virtues but with stronger wheels? "ISO 584?" -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.wiredcola.com Verus de parvis; verus de magnis. |
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