M:Wheel Shimano Nexus NX32 / Mavic A719 / DT Swiss Comp Front Wheel

Advantages: Top quality kit
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

...Shimano FCM-540, Cobra Shape Hollowtech, Octalink spline, replacable rings with alloy outer CHAINRINGS 44A/32S/22S BOTTOM BRACKET Shimano ES-25, Octalink Spline, cartridge bearing, 68 x 118mm for 50mm chainline PEDALS Shimano 505 SPD, reflectors and cleats RIMS Mavic XM 117, disc FRONT HUB Specialized Hi Lo disc, 32h, CNC flange and disc mount, QR REAR HUB Shimano FH-M475L, cassette, disc, 32h, QR SPOKES 1.8mm (15g) stainless, black FRONT TIRE Specialized Fast Trak, 26x2.0", DC, 60TPI, aramid bead REAR TIRE Specialized Fast Trak, 26x2.0", DC, 60TPI, aramid bead TUBES Specialized schraeder valve SADDLE Specialized Body Geometry, MTB SEAT POST Specialized alloy micro adjust, 30.9mm SEAT BINDER Specialized forged alloy w/ QR NOTES Chain stay protector, reflectors, clear coat, owners manual THE OVERALL RIDE Overall... Read review

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Advantages: Slick and user-friendly. Protected from the elements. Only little adjustment needed
Disadvantages: Less ratios than dérailleur gears

...I only just posted an opinion on Shimano cycle gears a month or so and here I am again, posting another. “What gives?” I hear those of you that actually give ‘a monkey’s’ asking. Ah well, the first time it was because I am building myself a new bike. Now, it’s because my two sheds don’t look anywhere near full yet, and because I can’t turn down a tasty bargain, courtesy of e-Bay. Anyway, some people are three-car families; I’m a three-biker, so what? Now then, what’s so special about these Shimano Nexus gears that would divert me from my aim to build a bike? Well, chiefly, they are hub gears (he said, expecting you all to say “Oh well, that explains it all then!). Oh yes; AND they have a nice bike attached to them. HUB GEARS IN GENERAL I’ve always had a thing about the good old Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub gear... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, strong, precise, fast
Disadvantages: hopeless police (lack of) effort against stolen bikes

...to put the rear wheel in contact with the ground more often. Then, later on in the travel, the rear wheel moves forward towards the bottom bracket, shortening the effective chainstay length. This is supposed to eliminate the upward "bounce" motion associated with each stroke of the pedal. Compared with the new brain type inteeligent systems, this works better. You can feel the rear wheel being pushed down into the ground on bumps. Parts include Shimano XT shifters and derailleurs, WTB Rocket V saddle, Momentum Comp headset and Moto Raptor 2.1 tires. Easton Monkeylite bars with a slight rise clamp to the FSA XC 120 Alloy stem and RockShox SID Team fork. DT Swiss Onyx disc-ready hubs lace to Mavic 225 rims, and finally, Hayes hydraulic disc brakes. I thinks the Mount Vision is only available in black. The XTR rapid fire shifters are great... Read review

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