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8spd SA have the direct-drive gear as the lowest gear (ie slowest) which is useless as it has noticeably less drag and is in a useless place. The Alfine has DD in gear 5, which is much more useful for everyday riding.
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The Alfine has DD in gear 5, which is much more useful for everyday riding.
Is that on Alfine 11?
On the 8 speed Alfine and Nexus you set cable tension in 4th and I thought that was where DD was, I don't like it though, 4th feel draggier than the rest of the gears on the Nexus 8 I have now and the Alfine 8 I had previously.
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Better than a 3 speed or the similarly specc'd 8 speed SAs?
I'm genuinely intrigued. Never used a SA above 3 speed.