Thank you for the film. I have a converted M6R with an Alfine 11 hub. With that hub there is a port through which the oil can be changed. I don’t need to take the wheel out and it is much easier. Whilst I could do the servicing on a G line I suspect that many couldn’t and the required frequency is a major drawback if the bike is used regularly. Thanks for the film.
I thought that the Alfine 8 used grease. That's what Sheldon Brown and other's say. Some say the reason for not using the Alfine 11 is that the oil sometimes leaks out. If the Alfine 8 is using oil, then why didn't Brompton use the Alfine 11, which has wider gearing?
I was told the same for my older Alfine 8. Maybe they changed it on newer iterations? But still, it's only doing an oil bath for maintenance. This is different than Alfine 11 or Rohloff which are kept oil filled in operation.
I am a little surprised. As far as I know, Shimano recommends a maintenance interval of 5000 km or two years for the alfine 8. Is there a reason why you deviate from this?
Oops, I've just seen that the dealer's instructions really do say that services should be carried out at 1000 km and then every 2000 km. That is indeed a bit low
In 2 years you will find a lot of used G Lines for sale , with thousands of miles done, which never saw a single maintenance of the Alfine hub. The obstacles for doing this are to high.
This needs to be improved to something that can be handled with annual shop maintenance under normal riding conditions. Hopefully Shimano accidentally dropped a zero from their service interval recommendation...
A service every 1000 km? If that's true I will have to go the bikeshop every 2 months to service my hub if I don't do it myself. That will be more expensive than a car...
This apparently is ‘progress’ for Brompton… pity, they could’ve fitted a Rohloff gear system with a hub service interval of 20,000km, but then users wouldn’t come back to the shop regularly enough for them to make more money off the cash cow, whoops I meant ’customer’. 😢
I doubt that was the reason they chose the Shimano hub. A bike with a Rohloff hub would cost *substantially* more, and this is not an out and out touring bike which is what the Rohloff is more suitable for.
Thank you for the film. I have a converted M6R with an Alfine 11 hub. With that hub there is a port through which the oil can be changed. I don’t need to take the wheel out and it is much easier. Whilst I could do the servicing on a G line I suspect that many couldn’t and the required frequency is a major drawback if the bike is used regularly. Thanks for the film.
I thought that the Alfine 8 used grease. That's what Sheldon Brown and other's say. Some say the reason for not using the Alfine 11 is that the oil sometimes leaks out. If the Alfine 8 is using oil, then why didn't Brompton use the Alfine 11, which has wider gearing?
I was told the same for my older Alfine 8. Maybe they changed it on newer iterations? But still, it's only doing an oil bath for maintenance. This is different than Alfine 11 or Rohloff which are kept oil filled in operation.
I am a little surprised. As far as I know, Shimano recommends a maintenance interval of 5000 km or two years for the alfine 8. Is there a reason why you deviate from this?
Oops, I've just seen that the dealer's instructions really do say that services should be carried out at 1000 km and then every 2000 km. That is indeed a bit low
In 2 years you will find a lot of used G Lines for sale , with thousands of miles done, which never saw a single maintenance of the Alfine hub. The obstacles for doing this are to high.
This needs to be improved to something that can be handled with annual shop maintenance under normal riding conditions. Hopefully Shimano accidentally dropped a zero from their service interval recommendation...
A real person narrating this would be so much better.
A service every 1000 km?
If that's true I will have to go the bikeshop every 2 months to service my hub if I don't do it myself. That will be more expensive than a car...
1000km? Seriously?
Even my grandads wheelchair requries less maintenance than this
Does your granddads wheelchair have gears?
This apparently is ‘progress’ for Brompton… pity, they could’ve fitted a Rohloff gear system with a hub service interval of 20,000km, but then users wouldn’t come back to the shop regularly enough for them to make more money off the cash cow, whoops I meant ’customer’. 😢
I doubt that was the reason they chose the Shimano hub. A bike with a Rohloff hub would cost *substantially* more, and this is not an out and out touring bike which is what the Rohloff is more suitable for.
@@platypushatstand If they fitted a Rohloff hub nobody would go back to the shop because nobody would buy the bike for 5000 bucks.
What a ridiculous bike to own. This comes from someone who spent 38 years commuting to work on a bicycle. Not for me.