I did the three-speed to my 26" monocog
SS4life said:
I've kind of been thinking about this for a while. I'd like to put a cheap 3 or a 7 speed internal hub on a MC29 that I have ordered. I have friends who have up to 10000 miles on thier internally geared commuter bikes without any kind of maintenance what so ever. Also I work in a shop and I see alot of OLD cruisers in for tune ups and there is some internal hubs that come in in fine working order that are probably 25 years old or older. I know that they are going to be heavy and I know that they are not going to shift under pressure. This is not for a race bike I just want it to ride some trails on. Is this going hold up to heavy duty trail rides? (regular XC use but lots of it) I know that set up might be a bit tricky but I'm pretty McGiver-like. Is there any other issues out there that I should be aware of about these things?
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Hey,
I have a nineties model Nexus 3-speed wheelset from Nashbar several years ago and put it on my 26er. The wheel set was closeout at $90 bucks so it was a great deal, but I think you can buy just the nexus hub from them too(not sure of the price) and build it up on a nice Delgado rim (36-hole?).
Issues I've had with the shifter for over the 500 miles of commuting and mountainbiking are;
A grinding noise initially in the lower gears but I fixed it by packing it full of grease. Keep an eye on maintaining it.
Can't disable the coaster brake. Its hard to corner on the trail with it. The oldtimers did it, but I can't.
Shifts great for commuting, but when climbing it sometimes won't go or will drop back into a higher gear.
I wouldn't recommend this type of hub for singletrack or cliimbing, maybe fireroads where you can be consistent with your shifting. I use it primarily for my beer bike. I think Sachs makes a shifter too.
Other than all the negatives, the high gear on the Nexus is pretty good, I can get to over 20 mph on it with this setup, gives the roadies a second look when I catch up.
