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I'm considering buying a Hubgear bicycle, but I can't find any already made up from the manufacturers I've a budget of £ 500-600. I'd like at least 7 gears. Can anyone please advise?

Thanks,
bs

here's three for starters

charge tap £600

RIDGEBACK Avenida 7 £500

Fahrrad Manufaktur t100 £580

and the curve ball...

http://www.civiacycles.com/civiacomplete_loring.php

Here is an Edinburgh Coop 8-speed hub geared bike
and another priced at £339.99

Steer well clear of Shimano Nexus 7speed hubs,the phrase, "pedaling in treacle" springs immediately to mind

Halfords Carrera Subway 8 £380 with Shimano Nexus 8-speed hub gear.

That Subway has a further 10% discount if bought online. So it's only £340 at the moment.

Thanks for replies.

Only thing is I need an actual top tube length of between 620cm-635cm ideally. I guess that points in the direction of two of the Fahrrad Manufacture bikes. The T50 or the T-Belt Alfine.

I've read somewhere Sram are better than Shimano on Hubgears?

bs

blazingsaddles wrote:I've read somewhere Sram are better than Shimano on Hubgears?

that's my experience, but i haven't tried an alfine.
luckily for you, the jolly decent chap at velovision has....
http://www.velovision.com/mag/issue29/vv29hubgears.pdf

Thanks for that. Makes an interesting read. Not much between them really. That Nuvinci looks interesting. Its down to bike size for me really. Fahrrad Manufaktur have a bike that would fit but its not in till February according to bikefix. Its the T50 with Sram spectro 7. Does yourself or anybody have any experience of this hub?

blazingsaddles wrote:Sram spectro 7. Does yourself or anybody have any experience of this hub?

it's brilliantly reliable & long-lived, but there's an external clickbox. i've yet to experience even a hint of a fault in mine, after years of use

you can read other peoples experiences at the bottom of this page, and compare specifications
s at the top of.....

http://hubstripping.wordpress.com/inter ... ub-review/

Great site that, thanks.

I've ordered my bike. A Marin Hamilton 29er single speed in 22", 2009 stock. It looks a great bike, durable steel, long stays for racks, bosses for front and rear racks, and a very long top tube! Now I'm going to upgrade it to hub gears so I need to make a purchase. Just a few more questions.

What are coaster brakes like as I've no disc mounts and would like to save the rim?
What is wheel removal like on the Sram spectro 7, Alfine/nexus 8?
Should I decide to go for the imotion 9 where can I get the coaster brake version (just Winstanleys are showing it but with no stock)?

Thanks,
bs

i got a hub from here. 200 euros, plus i think 10 post. that was under £150 at the time, but it's more now, sadly. anyhow, ring them up, there's some staff in there that speak english.

if you're at all worried about wheel removal, go for imotion-9. it's by far the best and easiest.

here's an article on coaster brakes, they've got their pros and cons, like everything

Thanks, I may just avoid the coaster brake as I think I'd need back up anyway. An imotion 9 it is I think. Now to find a lbs to build up the wheel.

yes, you'll need back up. you need two brakes on your bike to be legal on the road. however, having a coaster as one of them makes perfect sense to me. having used a coaster for years, there's no way i'd build a bike without one.