![]() ![]() The hub is 130mm OLD, so to use it on a standard 135mm MTB frame you'll have to add spacing washers, or do a funky trick with the non-turn washers. Installation is tricky, especially if you or your shop hasn't done it before. The shifters are not compatible with anything else: SRAM ESP 8-speed shifters pull just about the right total amount of cable, but the Nexus shifter has exactly equal cable pull between gears and derailleur shifters don't. ![]() There is no independent button shifter, so if you want to run hydros you'll need to run the twist shifter. You can also get a two-button shifter/brake lever: each thumb button moves one gear up or down at a time. Sheldon's website claims only a twist shifter is available: this is wrong. The 305% gear range is roughly equivalent to a 1x9 with an 11-34 cassette. There is a black version available in Europe, but I was unable to get anything but silver here in the USA. The bike shop scale showed 1590g without the rear sprocket or axle nuts, but with the rear axle. However, it is out of date in a couple respects, which I'll note throughout the review.Ĭlaimed weight is 1550g. Sheldon Brown's website ( ) has a lot of good information about this hub, and makes good background reading. GT uses this hub for an internal transmission on their iT1. This is the premium level gearhub that is purportedly rated for off-road use: it is distinguishable from the regular version only by a small red band next to the drive side hub flange. ![]() I just got my 29" rigid bike set up with a Shimano Nexus 8 "Red Band" gearhub, SG-8R25-VS, with no rollerbrake. I'll update this thread as I get more riding time, so keep checking back. If you just want to know what it's like to ride one, skip forward to the next message. First Impressions: Technical Data and Installation Issues ![]()
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