[Closed] Off-roading with a Nexus hub?

Just realised, you can't get Nexus hubs with disc mounts can you?

You need an alfine

You need a car.

Looks like i've gotta learn to spin at around 110rpm for two hours then!

you need a dinglespeed.

keep the ss and add a second/third chain ring 😉

edit; or a hammerthingie

Forgot to mention i've got an EBB, no tensioner. So I need to change the sprocket as going up 3/4 teeth won't make a difference really.

But thanks for the suggestions anyway!

Nobody said you have to use all the gears on your bike...

And I'll 2nd TJ, you need an Alfine... Finding the more I ride it, the more I tend to stick in one gear for longer and treat it like a singlespeed, not cos it's not great, but to try and push myself a bit more to see if I actually could singlespeed.

I'm thinking of carrying an extra sprocket, the 20T I have at the minute gives me 47GI, a 17T will give me 55GI and a 16T will give 58GI. So i'll see how much teeth difference the EBB can accommodate for.

Sturmey-Archer 3 speed. Simple.

the hammer-schmidt looks like it can be used with an ebb. got a choice of two chainrings 22 or 24 and 2 gears giving 1:1 and 1:1.6, would that give the range you need. f'cking expensive mind.

however, personally i'd wait until september, get an 11 speed alfine and don't bother using the gears you don't want. of course, when you're absolutily shagged and you've got that 30 mile ride back home, you might just be tempted to click one of those extra gears!

White industries do a duo freehub, 2 teeth difference. couple this with the duo chainset they do, where there are also 2 teeth difference and you get an even bigger range, while the chain stays the same length.

eg you could run

36:18 and 38:16 (if they offer those chainring options)

i have a 17/19t duo (which i may sell as its not used) and they are wonderful bits of kit (but you pay for it)

sideways cycles would be the people to talk to about them (or charlie the bike monger)

eg you could run

36:18 and 38:16 (if they offer those chainring options)

hang on some one already mentioned this

dinglespeed

Hows about a cassette and a rear mech?

Bit cheaper than an alfine 😆

the hammer-schmidt looks like it can be used with an ebb

Don't you need ISCG tabs to use a Hammer schmidt.
Oh and they need to be faced.

steve_b77 - Member
Hows about a cassette and a rear mech?

Bit cheaper than an alfine

Have you seen the price of XX 🙂

Dinglespeed sounds like the right option to me.

Decide on the super-cheap, but fiddly option. Ride to the trails on 32:16, then ust bring a 20T sprocket and extra chain and fit it there, then do the same going home. Won't take more than a minute or two, not looking forward to doing it in the winter though...

P.S Had looked at the dinglespeeds, but they only offer 2 teeth difference, not really enough of a difference for me. But thanks for all your suggestions guys!

run two sprockets and two cogs, same total teeth but different ratios 32:18 off road and 34:16 on? don't need to lug about a chain or mess about changing sprockets.

mmccarthy - with the WI duo you can run 2 sprockets and 2 chainrings, no need to add chain, carry chainwhip, cassette removal tool etc

some ratios to consider

32:16 = 36:18 = 2:1

32:20 = 1.6:1

38:16 = 2.375:1

what you are proposing (32:16 and then 32:20) gives you 2:1 getting there and 1.6:1 when riding

the duo set up (could, with those rings/sprockets) give you 2.375 to get there and 2:1 for riding when you are there.

you could adjust the ring sizes to suit your preferred gearing obviously (34 and 32 for eg), but the duo gives essentially the same spread of gears without having to carry around all the bits you need for changing sprockets mid ride

might be pricey, but i reckon its worth it 🙂