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ret3

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From: Gracywoods, Austin, Texas

Registered: 2010-11-24

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Recommend a bike shop for IGH work

Although all the dots and lines seem to be in order, my Alfine 8 is slipping frequently. Is there a shop in Austin you'd recommend to lube, perform exploratory surgery, and/or replace it?

CharlesDuffy

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Registered: 2009-07-03

Posts: 56

Re: Recommend a bike shop for IGH work

Although all the dots and lines seem to be in order, my Alfine 8 is slipping frequently. Is there a shop in Austin you'd recommend to lube, perform exploratory surgery, and/or replace it?

I don't use them for much else, as they tend to be expensive and slow compared to some other shops for simpler repairs -- but Mellow Johnny's is my go-to for internally-geared hubs. I have a SRAM iMotion 9 on my Tikit; past bikes have had a Rohloff, a Nexus 7, and an Alfine 8. They've never done me wrong, and once did a full rebuild when I brought the hub by for a simpler problem -- without increasing their price accordingly.

AusTexMurf

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From: South Austin

Registered: 2008-11-21

Posts: 439

Re: Recommend a bike shop for IGH work

Ask for Chalo
@
East Side Pedal Pushers on E 5th St.
Excellent mechanic.
IGH's are one of his loves.
He runs a unique rohloff on his commuter.
And lays down a burly drum line for the Minor Mishap Marching Band, to boot.

http://www.eastsidepedalpushersaustin.com/contact.html

Last edited by AusTexMurf (2013-10-28 20:38:09)

Donald Lewis

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 184

Re: Recommend a bike shop for IGH work

Although all the dots and lines seem to be in order, my Alfine 8 is slipping frequently. Is there a shop in Austin you'd recommend to lube, perform exploratory surgery, and/or replace it?

I would buy this:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Shimano-Alf … 4acb440569  and transplant the guts.  That is not hard at all.

Don