Nuvinci for cruzbikes?

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laguy

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I'm looking for a bulletproof gear system for a new Softrider/Quest. Anyone with experience with a Nuvinci or Shimano 8 internal? Would it be best just to buy the kits and build from scratch (Softrider) or retrofit a new stock bike? Thanks.
 
JonB

JonB

Zen MBB Master
laguy wrote: I'm looking for a bulletproof gear system for a new Softrider/Quest. Anyone with experience with a Nuvinci or Shimano 8 internal? Would it be best just to buy the kits and build from scratch (Softrider) or retrofit a new stock bike? Thanks.
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I retrofittet a Rohloff on my Freerider, but i did consider a Nuvinci. I got a Rohloff for 2/7 of the price of a new. 8 years old though. Runs fine. I could not find a Nuvinci where they wanted to ship to Denmark, and the batavus dealers in Denmark would not sell me one.
 
Gromit

Gromit

Guru
laguy wrote: I'm looking for a bulletproof gear system for a new Softrider/Quest. Anyone with experience with a Nuvinci or Shimano 8 internal? Would it be best just to buy the kits and build from scratch (Softrider) or retrofit a new stock bike? Thanks.
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Welcome to the Cruzbike forums laguy. :)
It might be helpful to give folks a little more info about yourself and what you're hoping to achieve. ;) :)
Have you ridden a Cruzbike before? What country are you from? Will you be commuting on the bike? et cetera
BTW I have a Shimano Alfine on my FWD recumbent. The Alfine seems to be pretty bulletproof but doesn't have the same wide gear range spread as Jon B's Rohloff.
 
John Tolhurst

John Tolhurst

Zen MBB Master
Concerning hubs, we specified i-motion 9 on the Sigma with 155 cranks standard. The shorter cranks allow a greater range of viable cadence, perhaps as much as 10% greater range, so widening the useful gear spread. The i-motion 9 is smooth shifting and has a nice even spread, 350% as I recall.
 
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laguy

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LA Guy back again. I'm planning a trip from Santiago south - don't know how far into the Patagonia I'll go. Then find a willing (and in need of extra cash) truck driver to haul me over the Andes, cycle across Argentina and into Uruguay. Mostly paved if possible but many interesting places are on funky roads. Fifty miles a day are plenty for this old dude. Lots of wet on the Pacific side so I'll be in hostels more often than the tent if possible.

Thanks for the idea of the SRAM 9 (formerly the Keating 6 and the Motown 3? Guess one needs to be a Yank for that one). I'm not a mechanic and am looking for a drive train that can take a beating on the road, by baggage handlers and truck beds. Plus all the road mung and world class potholes that passing traffic forces one to swallow. I just thought that the Nuvinci is so much simpler and hefty compared to the wonderfully intricate German precision hub that it would be best. However I know zilch about the subject and if the 9 is certifiably trouble free for heavy touring, I'll do that.

If I go the kit route, will the V2 frame and front end accept disc brakes?

Thanks again.
 
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