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https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/component/ep8-ep800/SG-C7000-5D.html
5 speed, ebike specific, will likely do the job ok.
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5 speed, ebike specific, will likely do the job ok.
That Shimano STEPS E-BIKE 5-speed hub has a range of 263% which looks useful and I guess it would also be a tough unit for non-electric bicycles. One drawback is that, according to the dealers' manual on their website, the inner unit needs to be removed and soaked in their maintenance oil every 2000km, which is more of a hassle than the Rohloff which just requires an oil change without disassembly every 5000km.
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Just scrolling through Google search results, there's a few for 800 but mostly over 1k. I have always built bikes myself out of second hand parts, but I'm working full time until January and I just need this done.
Also the UA is the first bike I've bought out of pure necessity rather than any sense of fun: it's a brute to work on and to be honest I don't love it. Just want it fixed.
Perhaps I'll grow fonder of it over time! Till then someone else can bleed the brakes, etc probably much more cheaply time wise than I can.