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I've just snapped up a cheap Kona Paddy Wagon to use as a training bike. The plan is to fit a shimano Alfine hub.
Which one do I need? How many models are there? I can't make head nor tail of the Shimano website and can't find the answer anywhere else.
I don't need disc brakes.
I don't want a dynamo.
I think I need a fitting kit but I plan to use a bar end shifter, so don't need a shifter.
Anyone? Maybe I'm confusing it. Maybe there's only one model out there and I just get that one and don't fit a disc.
Also, does anybody know where to buy one or, better still, to buy one built into a 700c wheel?
Thanks all.
Martin
If you don't want disc brakes you need a nexus not an alfine.
You need the specific shifeter - either the alfine or nexus one - the cable pull is different to dérailleur shifters.
You need to correct fitting kit which depends on the angle of your drop-outs
if you dont need discs and its not for hard offroad get the newus hub its cheaper..
I have a alfine on winter bike they are great got mine from Petra Cycles last year - good service.
Need the fitting kit and shifter and a cog to fit. Only one model I belive but can be black or silver.
You will need shifter i think asd cable pull is diffrent to normal ones
Sideways do a Nexus / Alfine compatible road STI - should be somewhere in the news section
Thanks chaps. Noted. I'll try Petra.
So I want Alfine or Nexus hub with a shifter, a sprocket and a fitting kit for track ends.
Thank you.
Isn't the Alfine a better hub than the Nexus? Can't I just run it without the disc?
Martin
Is the distance between the dropouts wide enough? I know you can't get one in a tricross single.
Tim at Sidways will tell you everything you need to know and will mail all the stuff to you. Now sells Konas as well, so he's yer man.
http://blog.sidewayscycles.co.uk/
01270 883785
Cheers John, sensible advice as always. I should have thought of Sideways, they've always been very helpful in the past. Just spoke to Tim and he's pricing up the wheel for me now. Sweet.
Make sure you tell him I sent you, and send him (and Ag & Judith) my love.
Hullo John - Pib was in yesterday and I asked him how you were doing. Not broken yourself lately 🙂
Alfine can be used in non disc applications and it comes with a little rubber hat to fit in the centrelock rotor splines, so it doesn't look silly with no disc in place.
You can fit Nexus hubs into 130mm frames, you just need a little cunning. I'm happy to do it for anyone who wants an IHG on their 130mm frame.
No stock of trigger shifters for a week or two, but I do know a place that has some nice drop bar shifters 😉
Cheers all.
Tim