11 Speed Shimano Alfine

http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!

Tosspot wrote:
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!

Check out the on-shifter indicator. Unlike more pedestrian Campy
derailleur systems, with this you can /easily show/ your envious
friends that...
...."this one goes to 11."

Mark J.

Mark J. wrote:
Check out the on-shifter indicator. Unlike more pedestrian Campy
derailleur systems, with this you can /easily show/ your envious
friends that...
..."this one goes to 11."

YMMD 8)


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Mark J. wrote:
Tosspot wrote:
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!

Check out the on-shifter indicator. Unlike more pedestrian Campy
derailleur systems, with this you can /easily show/ your envious
friends that...
..."this one goes to 11."


http://api.ning.com/files/w7gf4vJwBh...720&height=399
or
http://preview.tinyurl.com/yg9qcho

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On Feb 4, 9:46*am, Tosspot wrote:
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!


Lord Vader, The Death Star is Operational.....


This isn't just the IM9 or Rohloff killer.
This is the derailleur killer.


-Rando

Tosspot wrote:
http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!

Neeeeeed!

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On Feb 4, 1:53*pm, pdxrandonneur wrote:
On Feb 4, 9:46*am, Tosspot wrote:

http://thelazyrando.wordpress.com/20...himano-alfine/

Hmmm...want!

Lord Vader, The Death Star is Operational.....

This isn't just the IM9 or Rohloff killer.
This is the derailleur killer.

-Rando

I sorta like the Alfine 8 + compact front double setup myself:

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...commuter4.html

landotter wrote:

I sorta like the Alfine 8 + compact front double setup myself:

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...commuter4.html

I think front derailleurs and rear tensioners are best avoided if at
all possible. They are both among the crudest and least satisfactory
parts you can have on a bicycle-- acceptable when necessary and just
annoying if not.

Chalo

I take the previews with a grain of salt, but compared to Rohloff:

Pro:
100g lighter,
less than half the price,
36 holes available,
helical cut gears (probably quieter).

Con:
smaller range,
some larger jumps.

Tom Ace

Chalo wrote:
landotter wrote:
I sorta like the Alfine 8 + compact front double setup myself:

http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...commuter4.html

I think front derailleurs and rear tensioners are best avoided if at
all possible. They are both among the crudest and least satisfactory
parts you can have on a bicycle-- acceptable when necessary and just
annoying if not.

Chalo

I can't agree more. If you're going to combine a hub with a derailleur,
something like the SRAM dual drive (3-speed hub with 7 or 8 speed rear
derailler) is most satisfying. I don't think anyone should have to
suffer a front derailleur if possibly avoided.

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