Archive for October, 2007

The Rohloff Speedhub has a own static page. With a lot of interesting stuff about the revolutionary internal gear hub.

Efficiency comparison:
 

 See also a customized Speedhub for the german Polizei

A detailed comparison about all available internally geared hubs is also available.
Check also the new informations about the NEW Rohloff hub for 2008!

What we have seen at the EUROBIKE is now available for eyeryone. The product mangers from CANNONDALE created a new bicycle concept for a new customer group.
The THIEVES!

The concept is a mixture out of a BMX and a Street Bike. Called Hooligan! The heart of the concept are the new internal gear hubs with disc [...]

The most sold internal geared hub in the world is now online on Hubstripping with a lot of top secret informations: The Shimano Nexus INTER-8!

How should I maintain the hub?
What is the difference between the standard SG-8R20 and the premium INTER-8 SG-8R25?

Did you know that your INTER-8 loves to bathe in oil?

Did you know [...]

First informations and pictures of the new i-MOTION 9 internally geared hub version.
The disc version:

The freewheel version:

The weight for both version is 1980gram. A lot of other facts according the i-Motion 9 and all new 2008 Comfort products are linked here!

Update: In the comment below you´ll find a Schwinn Cruiser with a kick back hub!

See what bicycle intrested people think about this “old fashioned ” hub tink:
1. Koogswell Blog

July 29, 2006
Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo DUOMATIC hub

Our good friend Ray Coffey loaned us this gem.
It is a two-speed, kickback hub It shifts between high
and [...]

The Shimano Alfine internal gear hub has it´s own hubstripping page. I decided to create for each hub a static page. The idea is to collect all relevant and interesting informations about the hub.

Please post on the different pages links which are hub relevant. I´ll add your links into the page. So here [...]

I found a interesting bicycle concept on eBay. The F&S Torpedo AUTOMATIC looks new. I recognize it one the blank hub shell and the brown grease parts on the shell cap. That´s exactly the grease which comes out of the hub when you start riding a new Fichtel & Sachs Torpedo AUTOMATIC or DUOMATIC [...]

 
Welche Getriebenabe ist die beste? Der neue Getriebenabentest verrät mehr unter Hubstripping Review
Folgende Naben wurden verglichen:

Shimano

Nexus INTER-3
Nexus INTER-7
Nexus INTER-8
Alfine (8 Gang)

Sram

T3
P5
P5 Cargo
S7
i-Motion 3
i-Motion 9

Sturmey Archer

3 Gang
5 Gang
8 Gang

Rohloff

Speedhub 500/14 (14 Gang)

Fichtel & Sachs

Torpedo Duomatic (2 Gang)
Torpedo Automatic (2 Gang)

Which is the best internally geared hub?
The following hubs are reviewed and compared on the new Hubstripping Review page:

Shimano

Nexus INTER-3
Nexus INTER-7
Nexus INTER-8
Alfine (8 Speed)

Sram

T3
P5
P5 Cargo
S7
i-Motion 3
i-Motion 9

Sturmey Archer

3 Speed
5 Speed
8 Speed

Rohloff

Speedhub 500/14 (14 Speed)

Fichtel & Sachs

Torpedo Duomatic (2 Speed)
Torpedo Automatic (2 Speed)

Genesis Bikes made their own thoughts about the Shimano Alfine internal gear hub. Here is the result of their interpretation of the Alfine:
2008 Genesis io ID

Picture copyright Genesis Bikes

Here are the specs:

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Colour: Metallic orange
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Reynolds 725 disc-only single-speed frame
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RockShox Recon XC Air
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Shimano Deore Hydraulic twin-piston brakes
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Shimano Alfine rear & Shimano Deore front
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Alex XD-Lite disc rims
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Continental Mountain [...]