Watch out for Alfine hubs, they have a design flaw in that if the DS bearing get's dry/rusty there is no way to fix it. I can't believe it's not a well known issue, I've seen 50% (of about 20) die this way.
Didn’t know! Shame as IG for non rohloff money would be great for low maintenance riding
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Watch out for Alfine hubs, they have a design flaw in that if the DS bearing get's dry/rusty there is no way to fix it. I can't believe it's not a well known issue, I've seen 50% (of about 20) die this way.