@gschenk, do you have any idea how reliable Nexus-8 is? I'm tempted by this Cannondale Quick from around 2013 probably. I remember reading on Sheldon Brown's website that pedaling while stranding up is not recommended.
@CristianCiupitu - can you fit a nexus 8 on a cannondale quick? you need horizontal dropouts or an eccentric BB or something to use an internal gear hub without a chain tensioner
the cheapest chain tensioner is just to use an old derailleur, and if you take that route (shimano CT-S500, for example, is an alternative that works on the same principle, though no paralellogram), i don't see the point.
What I don't understand is why does it has a chain on their website, while rumors said it should have a belt. Even REI supposedly sold a belt version which is not available anymore.
Yeah, expensive as ... Definitely not for me. And I hate leftys too. Can't trust half a fork :-)
@CristianCiupitu I've no idea how Shimano 7 speed do. I've seen a paper on drive efficiency where Sachs were slightly better than the rest. If I were to get or build a bike with a IGH I'd get a used one or just salvage one from an abandoned bike.
I saw a broken bike chained to a train station where someone cut out the hubs with wire clips. I don't know if that was done before or after the bike was abandoned though.
The 'dale quick in your link appears to have an eccentric BB.
@SuspendedUser what an expensive mess. Only Cube and Canyon seem to have something for mere mortals, although they're probably less reliable. For example they use the eco belt version from Continental or the CDN from Gates instead of CDX if I remember correctly.
Recently I crashed in a mass start and my Merida reacto seatpost is cracked where can I buy it else then the distributor?
