gavsaway

ChiapasFixed, that mexico trip sounds great. Was wondering if it was on paved or off road. am off to the himalayas in june, mostly paved but a little off road. Was wondering what your thoughts were on this type of riding using this set up
Cheers

ChiapasFixed

hmm, not sure what setup you mean. On my Airnimal Joey I run a 42 toth chainring with a 16 tooth cog, but this is using 24" wheels. This ratio has proven very versatile both on paved roads, packed dirt, and light gravel. I have 40mm tyres on there, so I cant really cope with too much loose gravel or mud but it handles fine on most unpaved roads and paths. I have been repeatedly impressed with the climbing power of the lower gears on the nexus. Maybe its the 24" wheels, but I constantly find myself making climbs I thought I was going to have to walk up.
If you had proper moutain bike tyres and carried a couple different cogs (16 and 18 tooth maybe?) I have a feeling you could ride most anywhere with the Nexus hub....
this is as long as you are using a chain tensioner with it, or adjusting your chain length every time you switch cogs, although a bike with really long horizontal dropouts may allow enough adjustment for a two tooth cog size difference, if you follow me?
oh, and make sure you know how to use a small allen key to disengage the cable from the nexus for wheel removal, otherwise its a right pain!

Derailed

One last post in this tread because the hub, shifter and HubBub adapter are now for sale.

Four and a half years later, and the setup is still going strong. But, now that I have dedicated touring bike I no longer need the dual-purpose capability. That said, this was a great "experiment" for me, and it added a lot of versatility to my (usually) fixed-gear Cross Check.

BookFinder 

Found this via a Google search while reading up on these hubs. Thanks!