Getting back wheel off a Hub Geared bike

[outlash]

Is it only Alfine that's fussy or all Nexus?

Sturmy Archer AW3 is fairly tolerant and easy to set tension by hand.

I don't know, I've only used an Alfine 8. IME, the chain tension has to be fairly tight otherwise you get the occasional slip when changing gear or pulling away.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Is it only Alfine that's fussy or all Nexus?

Sturmy Archer AW3 is fairly tolerant and easy to set tension by hand.

I wouldn't take if as read that the Alfine is fussy based on one person saying so, seems to be the exception rather than the rule just on this thread & there's no plethora of how do I tension my Alfine threads on here or other bike sites I drop in on.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

As above, I've never found my Alfine 8 to be fussy about chain tension, and from reading across the web it seems a pretty bombproof. Hence it being a popular choice for MTB use.

Cable tension is the critical thing, not chain tension

 

[biking_fox]

Just a quick question for anyone riding hub gears - in the event of a puncture how much more of a faff is is to get the rear wheel off by the roadside? Does it end up taking a lot longer than a quick release road bike kind of set-up and/or require the carrying of more tools?

Cheers, Andy

Very much depends on what hubgear you have, Rohloff is dead easy, two cables unclip, and vertical dropouts mean the chain tension remains unaltered, and QR is indeed quick! Hardest part is removing the Marathon tyres, but then I don't need to do that very often!

 

[Chris S]

[QUOTE 3827844, member: 259"]Those tubes aren't circular, they are long with two sealed ends. You just pop them in and away you go, no need to touch the hub.

They are getting more popular here now - I'd never seen one a couple of years back.[/QUOTE]

And if you have a nail or shard of glass stuck in the tyre you'll have another puncture straight away. The only way to properly inspect a tyre is to take it off.

 

[mjr]

And if you have a nail or shard of glass stuck in the tyre you'll have another puncture straight away. The only way to properly inspect a tyre is to take it off.

I'm pretty sure I can grope the inside of a tyre well enough to find the puncture cause when it's half-off the rim. The only bit that's obstructed by the rim is the bit which was protected by the rim when the tyre was on.

 

[outlash]

As above, I've never found my Alfine 8 to be fussy about chain tension, and from reading across the web it seems a pretty bombproof. Hence it being a popular choice for MTB use.

Cable tension is the critical thing, not chain tension

And even then, cable tension is a 2 second job .

 

[mjr]

And even then, cable tension is a 2 second job .

Not on Nexus. The indicator is an irrelevance because the correct position varies with dropout thickness and what else is hooked over the axle before the click box. You set it, test ride it, adjust it, rinse and repeat. I really hope the reliability compensates for all the drawbacks compared to Sturmey Archer.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

And even then, cable tension is a 2 second job .

Yup

 

[MichaelW2]

Once set, cable tension for Alfine rarely needs adjusting; certainly not for normal wheel removal.