no love for the NuVinci?

[1spd1way]

not much said about this hub. 907 is specing it on one of their builds.
Just making me think again on a hub build for my spare Pugs frame.

[simenf]

Look in the Tusken thread.


simenf - brainwashed by the big wheel mafia.

[Drew Diller]

I miss mine. Sold a Nuvinci'd Pugs to a guy. He loves it. I miss it

Heavy, and needed more range, but damn fun and uncomplicated.

[1spd1way]

Is it that there is not enough of them around? Not enough time on them?

Too many posts on alfine 11 vs. Rolloff.

I am wondering about durability, ease of use, and cost/benefits.

Probably should just build the spare Pug frame as a SS.

[vikb]

I test rode a Nuvinci equipped bike and then got an offer to try one at wholesale. I thought about it, but came to the conclusion I really wasn't stoked enough about it to spend the $$ building up a wheel with it. I ended up with an Alfine 11.

You can read this real world MTB test of the Nuvinci.

NuVinci N360: Amateur Review

I spoke to the reviewer offline when he first got it and he was stoked, but eventually he took it out of service. So he came into the process thinking positively and changed his mind. It's worth reading all the way through that thread.

The folks at Nuvinci continue to innovate so I hold out hope that eventually they make something I want to ride.

[simenf]

It seems to be the best payable internal option for real life mountain biking based on the reviews for robustness and performance, almost on par with Rohloff but somewhat lacking in range.


simenf - brainwashed by the big wheel mafia.

[vikb]

It seems to be the best payable internal option for real life mountain biking based on the reviews for robustness and performance, almost on par with Rohloff but somewhat lacking in range.


simenf - brainwashed by the big wheel mafia.

The Nuvinci seems very robust and compared to a Rohloff affordable, but the power loss in low gear when climbing doesn't seem to be on par with a Rohloff.

The Alfine 8 isn't as robust as the Nuvinci or Rohloff [despite my A8 going strong after 4yrs in my Pugsley], but I'd say it's comparable to the Rohloff for performance in a MTB at fraction of the cost. You just don't get the same gear range or service life.

The right choice of IGH just depends on where you fall on the weight, cost, efficiency, gear range and reliability/service life questions.

[Pat115]

I have a Pugsley with a Nuvinci N360 and so far it's perfect for my riding. I have a 32t up front and a 18t cog and the lowest gear is plenty low for me (as low as I ever went on my 3x9 pugsley) and I never used the highest ratio so far. We'll see during the summer when I put more air in my Nates but I'm pretty sure it will be plenty to get me to the trails at a good pace.

Lots of love for the Nuvinci from me

[hunter006]

I ride to and from work with a guy on a Nuvinci N360. They are incredibly heavy, even heavier than my Rohloff build, and apart from the rim itself I didn't make any effort whatsoever to make it a light weight wheel (the rim I chose was a middleweight rim, selected for strength and durability rather than weight). On one hand, he loves the infinitely variable ratios. I agree; I think it's really nice. A complete Nuvinci N360 wheel built up by a LBS around here weighed in at 10.5 lbs; my Rohloff with heavy tires and tubes mounted weighed in at 8 lbs.

The design of it is inherently difficult to break. I'm not going to say impossible because anything is possible, and my understanding of how it works means enough "shear force" on the oil will cause problems - chances are we're talking the kind of forces that a pro puts out though. Everything is sealed in, which is nice, but while I haven't known anyone to beat theirs up over an extended period of time, I get the feeling that the servicing procedure isn't something you could easily do at home, as you could with a Rohloff or Alfine. Again, that's just hearsay, and really you shouldn't have to do it ever. I too noticed the slippage in the low end of the range, but it was definitely on the "barely noticeable" side of things. Less noticeable then, say, the sheer rear-weight bias of the bike. That and I was test riding one of the REI bikes at the time, so they generally ask you to come back with it.

The shifter and range of the gearing didn't impress me. It did impress me with how smoothly it worked, and that it shifted at all under power. It had the same weight bias and general feel & handling of an eBike with a rear wheel motor.

Overall, not bad. For puttering around town it's a pretty brainless setup. Can't say I'd ever want to do long distances or hillclimbs on it like I do with my Rohloff - we have some sustained hills around here that would make it horrible to have one of these (20+% hills). These were my experiences from a 2 mi test ride over bumpy, hilly terrain.

[Ragz22]

Hey, what tips can you give for building up a yeti sb66 with a rohloff hub? I new to all of this so any help would be great

[MetaOrbit]

I had a NuVinci N360 for about a week. Not at all a bad hub, and frankly an engineering marvel, but ultimately didn't have enough gear range, IMO. The Alfine-8 I'd been using just seemed to suit my application better.

[KanzaKrūzer]

I've had a NuVinci 360 for 18 months. It is a fun ride!

[Gritter]

I had the N-171 (the first one) and to answer your question - no, I did not love it. Hardly any of my pedaling watts got transfered to the ground, that hub soaked up all my effort and it was just too slow. It felt like riding in loose sand with under-inflated slicks.

My Nexus 7 was exponentially more efficient, but I'm currently loving my Alfine Æleven the most.