![]() ![]() At Reg Taylor, the bike shop near home I use for most things, I was advised not to - the modern hubs didn't need it and might never be as smooth again if serviced. And it was totally maintenance-free - I had had the shifter cable replaced, but had never touched the hub.īut I'd had the bike for three years and done over 4,000 miles on it (twenty miles a week commuting, plus other trips and a few thirty mile rides out of town), so I thought about getting the hub serviced. ![]() It was a bit rough in 4th gear and rattled a tiny bit in 8th (more about this below) but was otherwise nearly silent: I could almost always hear the bicycle in front of me much more clearly than my own (though that may say more about the unmaintained rust-buckets being ridden around Oxford). My bike (a Kettler Spirit) came with a Shimano Nexus 8 hub, one of the current SG-R831 models, and I had been very happy with that. ![]() And this post is mostly about hubs, about whether getting a Shimano Nexus hub serviced is a good idea, and whether a premium "redline" Nexus hub is actually any better. I've just had my rear wheel rebuilt - with a new rim as well since that was getting worn, but largely to replace the hub.
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