Recommend an Alfine hubbed bike pls!

[Imlach]

It's almost as if elitism in cycling is exactly what always drove people away from it Except the chosen few, of course.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Read somewhere about less than 5 percent of the UK population cycle daily. Shocker how cheap, heavy yet reliable internally geared bikes seem to get more people out and about on a daily basis here. (30%)

In Britain, we insist that the cyclist is a decent, healthy, fun- loving human being, having a great time, often with friends.

That's why the figures are low

Everyone else is obliged to
sit in a smoky traffic jam,
on the bus next to an undesirable,
or walk amongst the Macdonalds wrappers and 2toed pigeons.

And they love it.
Because they are British!

 

[Imlach]

In Britain, we insist that the cyclist is a decent, healthy, fun- loving human being, having a great time, often with friends.

That's why the figures are low

Everyone else is obliged to
sit in a smoky traffic jam,
on the bus next to an undesirable,
or walk amongst the Macdonalds wrappers and 2toed pigeons.

And they love it.
Because they are British!

First two lines had me cackling, ******* hell - needed that today.

Of course you know I am only messing about IGH being the reason why we love cycling. But they quite genuinely are the bikes I see the most and it has always been that way. And it isn't really changing, there's actually been a return to classic city bikes in steel now with IGH or SS coaster brakes. Danes love them. And it's all ages too, nothing uncool or clunky about those. And I will say I have never had any of my internal gear hubs show any signs of problems and that's both on and off road. My favourite is the Nexus 3 and I've ran it on everything from my Cross check, dawes, 1x1 and a few 80s MTB's.

But I do know that there's a lot more to why many Brits don't opt for the bicycle. For one your country looks worryingly dangerous to ride in many places, that said the city infrastructure here isn't exactly great either though we claim it is. Aarhus is a good example of good cycling infrastructure that doesn't work due to constant building inner city, where roads gets closed off and lanes taken up for machinery.

 

[Imlach]

In Denmark these that Saxil import have caught my attention on several occasions, love them:

Assembled in Sweden and the frames are made in Poland. Comes with option for SS coaster brake, 3/7/8/11 speed IGH. Think they're ace.

 

[novocaine]

Read somewhere about less than 5 percent of the UK population cycle daily. Shocker how cheap, heavy yet reliable internally geared bikes seem to get more people out and about on a daily basis here. (30%)

It would be closer to ten, but @Guinessisgoodforyou bought all the bikes.

 

[novocaine]

I'm wondering if I should slot the nexus in the back of thing 1s new machine and see how he gets on with it.

 

[Imlach]

I'm wondering if I should slot the nexus in the back of thing 1s new machine and see how he gets on with it.

For Thing 1.

 

[bikeworkshop]

I'm wondering if I should slot the nexus in the back of thing 1s new machine and see how he gets on with it.

You risk turning him into a weirdo.

 

[novocaine]

You risk turning him into a weirdo.

Yer, to late.
If it was a disc braked hub I would have done it.

 

[winjohn]

Until a month ago I had two Alfine 8 speed hub bikes, a Temple lightweight city bike and a Cannondale BadBoy leftie. They both rode really nicely around town and I probably would have kept the Temple if it wasn't too small. I had an idea of using the Badboy as a gravel bike and put some 35mm gravel tyres on it but they were a very tight fit and the ride off road was not great. Also the process of changing the tyres on the Badboy, although great on the front wheel, not even requiring wheel removal, was a real faff on the rear and the thought of having to change a puncture off road in muddy and wet conditions made me reappraise my idea. I have since sold them both.