Standard gear shifter (for derailler) on a hub gear bike?
10-15-19, 07:49 AM
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Standard gear shifter (for derailler) on a hub gear bike?
Hey! i have not been able to find a 7 speed hub gear shifter (the thing on the steering wheel) for sale here in Norway and i'm wondering if anyone has tried using a normal 7 speed shifter (for derailler) with hub gears? is the distance the wire is pulled the same in both systems? it's shimano.
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My understanding is that, unfortunately, none of the internal geared hubs are compatible with derailleur shifters. From the linked article: "Because of the uneven steps, most internal-gear hub shifters are not compatible with derailers, even if a ratio adjuster such as the JTek ShiftMate is used."
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribshe...able-pull.html
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribshe...able-pull.html
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IF it is a Shimano 7speed hub, I have heard that their 8 speed shifters for internally geared hubs will work.
So the following should work:
Nexus Inter8 or Alfine8, and by extension, JTek 8 speed bar end or bar-top thumbshifter:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-shi...nexus-inter-8/
So the following should work:
Nexus Inter8 or Alfine8, and by extension, JTek 8 speed bar end or bar-top thumbshifter:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-shi...nexus-inter-8/
