eldest daughter is touring this summer northern india, nepal and upto tibet possibly, a bloke at uni who has done a lot of touring in india recommended an alfine hub.....he had his on a single speed frame.
Now is this madness or sensible?
All advice welcome
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I'd say yes, from my experience they are hassle free and very dependable, Ive been using one for a few years now on my offroader and Ive found it great..To be honest I dont think I'll go back to derailers, I just would love an 11 speed one! I'd also love my commuter to have one too...
Sounds like an amazing trip shes doing, Ive been up to the north of india on a bike...landscape is breathtaking AND marijuana grows on the side of the road! Not to mention the foooood mmmmmmm...Good luck to her!
Ray 🙂
Ray
Used mine (Alfine 8 ) for a couple of winters offroad too and it's still running fine. It's heavy but it's been zero maintenance. The first winter all I did was oil the chain occasionally.
Don't know if the 11's reliability is as good as the 8 but I've no actual experience to base this on. Would definitely be getting one if it was me.
http://www.genesisbikes.co.uk/blog/03/09/10/vin-coxs-round-the-world-record-is-official
seemed to work ok for this guy
thanks Ray,