We also weighed the bike.
Internal gear hub mountain bike.
Yesterday was my first actual mountain bike ride with the internal gear hub and i m happy to report it was successful.
Rear internally geared hubs for mountain bike 250 items found from ebay international sellers new shimano sg s7000 alfine 8 speed internal gear hub 32 or 36h black or silver.
External drivetrain owners who ride often might replace their chain cables and housing three or four times per year and the chainring and cassette once annually.
I wasnt positive that my gear calculations were correct so we decided to let susanita give the bike a try.
That was a lot of extra weight.
With an internal gear hub you enjoy the consistency because you change the gear ratio of the bike.
More expensive quality internal gear hubs cost a lot of money for example a rohloff speedhub costs as much as an entire mid range bike at around 1600.
Internal gear hub cons.
And i was scared.
The most popular benefit is the system s durability and requisite longevity.
We decided to give the hub a try with the chain on the 32t middle ring before messing with the front chain rings or derailleur.
The bike now weighed 27lb 12oz.
So lets get down to basics first the alfine gives you a range of gearing that is about like a 32 tooth chain ring paired with a 36 10 cassette something that doesn t exist.