Thread: Which IGH? Pinion, Nuvinci or Alfine 11?
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Old 02-17-19, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by VegasTriker
Got to the second chart in this article https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/q...to-derailleurs and look at the efficiency for the Nuvinci hub and you will realize why the company never mentions efficiency in any of their literature.
OUCH!!!

Another thing that one should look at is the shifter options.

For example, there are drop bar shifters for the Alfine 11.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-shi...-hubs/?geoc=US

I have a Nuvinci 380 on order. They come with a grip shifter, but I believe that a custom friction shifter setup should be possible (2 wire?)
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