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Hub Gear Mountain Bikes Y/N?

  • 21-03-2012 3:38pm
    #1
    studiorat
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    Thinking of adding to the stable...
    I'm considering a new bike for doing a few trails on and a 30K round trip commute in the depths of winter.

    I'm looking for the following :
    As light as budget allows.
    Alfine 8 or 11 speed hub
    120mm forks. (Reba perhaps!)
    Possibility of fitting a pannier rack on the back.

    The only thing I can see at the moment is the Genesis IO.
    This could be me pulling the trigger on the bike to work set-up, so it must be purchased in real shop! (On-One/Planet X) is not an option.

    Budget in the region of €1,000. Will consider a single speed to be converted to Alfine down the line...


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  • #2
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Planet X Ireland have a real shop in Athlone. As far as I know, they operate the Bike to work scheme


  • #3
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    No, it has to be one of a couple of pre-defined bike shops. So it's big brands I need to look at; Spesh, Trek, Giant, Genesis/Ridgeback that kind of thing.


  • #4
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,231 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    I researched this a while ago and decided that I would definitely avoid a hub geared mountain bike: too fragile, heavy and and finicky to set up, and issues shifting under load.

    Then I bought a hub geared road bike and this reinforced my view.

    If you do go ahead, please post back with your experiences. :)


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