I'm looking at an old Carrera Subway which has Nexus hub gears and hub brakes - anyone know about them, any quirks or problems I should know about before I chance my arm?
Just wondering in case there was a really good reason they switched to Alfine hubs and discs!
Cheers
they didnt - they run along side tbh ....
alfines the mtb kit nexus is the town kit ....
disks are pish on the road anyway in winter - they get all corrroded up with the salt . ...
Cheers - I'm not fussed about having discs on a commuter, just wondering if there were any nightmares about the hub brakes.
That's a roller brake. I've used them on the rear on mtbs. Can be reasonable performance especially in dirty conditions. Sort of like a coaster brake with cable operation.
[u][b][url= http://www.sturmey-archer.com/products/hubs/cid/2/id/50 ]Sturmey-Archer[/url]
[/b][/u] have some neat drum brakes.