NuVinci N330
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NuVinci N330
What bike brands are coming equipped with the NuVinci N330 hub? (Non-electric bikes...)
I know about Harmony, are there others?
I know about Harmony, are there others?
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There are two commuting forum sometimes-regulars who have them, @TransitBiker and @Robert C. Maybe they can comment about performance. I think their bikes, a Breezer and a Novara, had them from the factory, and quick Googling shows Novara Gotham still has one though Breezer stopped.
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Dahon Mu N360 (may be discontinued now)
Bike Friday has a few models it's offered on, but the sales reps will steer you away from them.
Jamis Commuter 4 (may be discontinued now)
Yuba Mundo cargo bike
Various recumbent and tandem bikes.
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I'm assuming you mean the N360, yes? There is no N330 that I know of.
Dahon Mu N360 (may be discontinued now)
Bike Friday has a few models it's offered on, but the sales reps will steer you away from them.
Jamis Commuter 4 (may be discontinued now)
Yuba Mundo cargo bike
Various recumbent and tandem bikes.
Dahon Mu N360 (may be discontinued now)
Bike Friday has a few models it's offered on, but the sales reps will steer you away from them.
Jamis Commuter 4 (may be discontinued now)
Yuba Mundo cargo bike
Various recumbent and tandem bikes.
As far as the N360, I like it. I like the 'no tinkering' reliability. It is on my commuter and is well suited for that. The commuter is a Novara Gotahm. It's no lightweight even without the NuVinci.
I have since gotten a second one. The second one I got was on a trike for my wife. It was a good choice. The complexity of the gears, as she saw it, was one if the factors that turned her off from biking. The N360 was much more intuitive for her to operate and she is now out riding without my being there or my prompting her, something that never happened before.
I am considering adding an N360 to my trike just to end the constant tinkering with the rear derailleur. However, due to the weight and slight inefficiency (possibly imaginary) I will not be adding one to my "fun" bike.
To be clear, I have not seen, or seen any reviews about, the N330; but I have also heard about it.
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Apparently instead of offering a 360% range of gear, the N330 offers 330%...whatever that means! As I was browsing I saw a technical sheet comparing the two, including specific gear ratios, but I forgot to bookmark it. Probably, it was somewhere on the Fallbrook Technologies site, linked here: NuVinci® Technology | Fallbrook Technologies Inc.
The N330 is new, and described briefly here: NuVinci unveils cheaper continuously-variable transmission for bicycles
The N330 is new, and described briefly here: NuVinci unveils cheaper continuously-variable transmission for bicycles
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I found the page applying NuVinci's technology to cycling.
I'm thinking that my wife, like Robert's, would really appreciate the simplicity .
N330/N360 - Products - nuvincicyling.com
I'm thinking that my wife, like Robert's, would really appreciate the simplicity .
N330/N360 - Products - nuvincicyling.com
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Reading the site, the gear range is smaller ,
330 is a 1.65x overdrive, the 360 its a 1.8x overdrive, the reduction ratio 0.5x is the same .
both are 2.45 Kg. so no lighter.
330 is a 1.65x overdrive, the 360 its a 1.8x overdrive, the reduction ratio 0.5x is the same .
both are 2.45 Kg. so no lighter.
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The N330 is new, and described briefly here: NuVinci unveils cheaper continuously-variable transmission for bicycles
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My wife will likely never be in the full overdrive gear, so the N330 is what I'll be looking for.
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salsa frames with the swinging dropout can be used with those hubs, there is a screw that moves the dropout back
to take the slack out of the chain
to take the slack out of the chain
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There are two commuting forum sometimes-regulars who have them, @TransitBiker and @Robert C. Maybe they can comment about performance. I think their bikes, a Breezer and a Novara, had them from the factory, and quick Googling shows Novara Gotham still has one though Breezer stopped.
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