Originally Posted by
cudak888
Different shifters...from Sturmey? Or mis-matched shifters? Not sure I follow.
Sturmey has a wide variety of shifters for this particular hub. The
HSJ958 Trigger shifter,
HSJ979 twist shifter,
HSJ960 metal
Bar-end shifter,
HSJ959 metal thumb shifter,
HSJ982 metal
downtube shifter and the
HSJ968 plastic thumb shifter. Apparently all but the first two have sometimes have a tendency to overshift causing the hub to not engage properly. This kills the hub for some people over time. (
Disclaimer:
This is what I've read on older forum posts and is a generalization. It might not be a problem anymore.)
It's one of the reasons I opted for the twist shifter. The other reason for me is that I like twist shifters in a city environment.
Originally Posted by
cudak888
I already have the X-RF8 apart. Save for some really small springs, I'd say it is simpler than an AW to tear down (and reassemble - this thing is going to be fairly easy to put back together), and definitely simpler than an FW. It looks brand new inside, except for a sliver of metal...which cannot be traced back to any single part in the hub. That's driving me nuts - what if that's the source of my shifting issues? Where did it come from? What happens if I add another factor to the reassembly and use ATF instead of grease?
You'll be okay. Just flush it out and reassemble. Worst case scenario you will notice it straight away and you'll have to disassemble everything again. But you will be quicker this time.
In other news;
I found a shop in Europe that has a nice collection of bicycle goodies in Berlin so I ordered some fenders and new handlebars. When talking to another bike crazy colleague (
we talked about the Elian cargo bike models) we ended up on the Honjo website and found out they have lightweight tarpaulin mudflaps in various sizes. There is the
small,
large and
extra large version and should be a good amount lighter than leather mudflaps. @
non-fixie take note.
