Ebay. Sterling Medium + Alfine

[in4]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Sterling-Touring-Bike/262264516263?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D58deb28a4cf947cb8b1f13116c60aac8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D301856317345

Sure someone was asking after one recently.

[Templogin]

T'was me!

I keep hearing negative reports of Alfine 11 hubs though.  The last mentioned the oil often not staying inside of the hub.  Yet the Alfine 8 gets good reports.  There's nothing quite like a Rohloff though!

[martinf]

No problems yet with the two Nexus 8 Premium hubs in the household (very similar to Alfine 8 internally).

I decided against Alfine 11 mainly on the basis of the reported reliability problems when the hub was introduced.

The Shimano 8-speeds have been around much longer, and I reckon most of the initial faults have now been rectified. Also a lot cheaper to replace if they do fail.

[macspud]

Relisted:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Sterling-Touring-Bike-/262312728154?

Not mine.