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a recumbent trike, at heart, is a frame mounted with various levels of bicycle components. however adorned, its worth is a solely a matter of personal perspective. a nuvinci hub costs 2x+ as much as a nexus-8 hub.
i can tell you why i dont have a nuvinci wheel, others can tell you why they do.
is a nuvinci worth its price compared to a nexus driveline? ride both for awhile and you tell me, no one else can.
Am by no chance an authority, but if money was not an object I (personally) would go for the x30 as its low and midrange would fit the areas I ride in.
As for what @JamesR says, you have to ride one to find out which one you like, or which one likes you.
I went with an IGH for ease of use, resilience to the environment, and can shift gears from a stand still.
Come to Michigan an shovel snow for a winter!! Pounds will fly off. Heard it could be a bad one. The Pacific is not as warm as it has been in the past couple. So our cold won't be moderated
as it has been. Hope they r wrong.
That's funny. I lived in Virginia from 2009 until 2015 and saw three snows over 20" and had to dig out my car every time. I only gained weight and fell on the ice. I'll take the sunshine and riding from now on!
None of those Rambler setups goes to a low enough GI in my opinion. I'd like to see the bottom around 15GI if possible.
I also wonder why the n380 isn't offered with a front triple like the rest. If that front 42T was offered as a 30/42/52 like the x24 (or even just the two rings, 30/52), that n380 option would have a massive GI range - low enough for any hill, and high enough for any speed demon.
@jamesr, @chonk, is there a reason the n380 IGH model only uses a single front ring?
@Jrobiso2- dont see why not. if you stay in warranty range of 1.8:1 [largest rear sprocket is 28 teeth] you need a 50-tooth sprocket up front which gives you a bottom of 17 gear-inches.
suspect you would be ok with something like a 45-55-65 triple for 15-82 g.i. with it but cant see the economics - mtb triple with a shimano nexus-8 would give you about 14-85 g.i. at several hundred dollars less than the nuvinci.
agree with you on trikes configured with the same gearing as 2-wheelers. they can stand on the pedals for climbing - we cant - and kinda hard on the knees to be forced to mash your way uphill. bit hard on the old folks, that business.
been wondering about such. both of the deltas go up the hill with same effort and their 22/34 gearing. same ratio on the rover nexus-8 but a tad more effort doing the same hill.
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i can tell you why i dont have a nuvinci wheel, others can tell you why they do.
is a nuvinci worth its price compared to a nexus driveline? ride both for awhile and you tell me, no one else can.
Rambler comes in:
$1899 - x24, Truvativ Touro Triple 170mm 30/42/52t, Sram PG-830 11-30 8 Speed
GI: 19-90 (20") 26-123 (26") 30-113 (All Road)
$2199 - n380, Alloy Black 170mm 42t, 20t Cog
GI: 20-75
$2299 - x30, FSA Gossamer Triple 170mm 30/39/52t, Microshift 11-32 10 Speed,
GI: 18-90 (20") 23-120 (26")
Am by no chance an authority, but if money was not an object I (personally) would go for the x30 as its low and midrange would fit the areas I ride in.
As for what @JamesR says, you have to ride one to find out which one you like, or which one likes you.
I went with an IGH for ease of use, resilience to the environment, and can shift gears from a stand still.
If and when I lose enough weight to afford a Rambler All Terrain, I might consider that hub. That could be years!
as it has been. Hope they r wrong.
I also wonder why the n380 isn't offered with a front triple like the rest. If that front 42T was offered as a 30/42/52 like the x24 (or even just the two rings, 30/52), that n380 option would have a massive GI range - low enough for any hill, and high enough for any speed demon.
@jamesr, @chonk, is there a reason the n380 IGH model only uses a single front ring?
suspect you would be ok with something like a 45-55-65 triple for 15-82 g.i. with it but cant see the economics - mtb triple with a shimano nexus-8 would give you about 14-85 g.i. at several hundred dollars less than the nuvinci.
agree with you on trikes configured with the same gearing as 2-wheelers. they can stand on the pedals for climbing - we cant - and kinda hard on the knees to be forced to mash your way uphill. bit hard on the old folks, that business.
https://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=135579
been wondering about such. both of the deltas go up the hill with same effort and their 22/34 gearing. same ratio on the rover nexus-8 but a tad more effort doing the same hill.