mammonista
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- May 27, 2018
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Hey everybody,
My Cyclone powered fatty finally destroyed the Shimano Nexxus 3-speed IGH hub. I ride the bike exclusively on the dunes and sand fields connecting the dunes here in coastal Oregon and never (well almost never?) shift under power. The Cyclone is rated at 3k but with 52 volts I'm only drawing 2k maximum and usually only about 1.5k if I turn the power down to 75% at the controller. I have a spare Shimano Nexxus hub that I'm going to replace the busted unit with but I'm curious if I'd have better luck with a Sturmey Archer RX-RK5? That unit certainly looks a lot beefier, but I'm wondering whether anyone has had any real world experience with one on a fatty?
I don't have the big buck for a Rohloff and if nothing else works I'll probably just go back to the single speed the bike came equipped with but I've grown to love the advantages of a 3-speed on the dunes.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Mark
My Cyclone powered fatty finally destroyed the Shimano Nexxus 3-speed IGH hub. I ride the bike exclusively on the dunes and sand fields connecting the dunes here in coastal Oregon and never (well almost never?) shift under power. The Cyclone is rated at 3k but with 52 volts I'm only drawing 2k maximum and usually only about 1.5k if I turn the power down to 75% at the controller. I have a spare Shimano Nexxus hub that I'm going to replace the busted unit with but I'm curious if I'd have better luck with a Sturmey Archer RX-RK5? That unit certainly looks a lot beefier, but I'm wondering whether anyone has had any real world experience with one on a fatty?
I don't have the big buck for a Rohloff and if nothing else works I'll probably just go back to the single speed the bike came equipped with but I've grown to love the advantages of a 3-speed on the dunes.
Anyone?
Thanks,
Mark