Ebay: Raven Sport Tour Alfine £675 BIN or BO

[humedavid]

Not mine either.
It's about a 500L.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Raven-Sport-Tour-in-Dark-green-with-Shimano-alfine-8-speed-hub-gear-VGC/182904291492

[energyman]

It's beautiful !

[jacklord1961]

Managed to buy my first thorn,and it looks in good condition.should be with me early next week.As a novice if in the future is it easy to replace alfine hub with a rohloff,just out of interest?

[Danneaux]

...is it easy to replace alfine hub with a rohloff...

Yes, provided the process is well lubricated by the application of money. 

Welcome!, congratulations, and all the best,

Dan.

[jacklord1961]

Haha thanks Dan.I will see how I get on with the alfine 8 first,at least I know its possible.I will give her a test run next week regardless of weather,thanks again

[PH]

Congrats on the new bike, it looks in great nick and an absolute steal at that price.
You might get on fine with the Alfine, I have one in a folder and am considering one for another bike, the gaps are inconsistent and some of them are quite large, but other than that I like it.  Doesn't have the gear range or legendary longevity of a Rohloff, but at the risk of being burnt at the stake as a heretic, in some ways I prefer it

[humedavid]

Congrats on the new bike, it looks in great nick and an absolute steal at that price.
You might get on fine with the Alfine, I have one in a folder and am considering one for another bike, the gaps are inconsistent and some of them are quite large, but other than that I like it.  Doesn't have the gear range or legendary longevity of a Rohloff, but at the risk of being burnt at the stake as a heretic, in some ways I prefer it

+1 for Alfine
I have been using an Alfine mtb for 2 weeks now, only bought it because it was cheap. I really like the Alfine, enough for the commute. It does make some noise in gear 4, but only if shifting from below and only shifts down to 6 from 7 (I think) if not pedalling at all. These I can live with and it's probably a sign of needing maintenance anyway.

[sd]

-10 for the alfine I find it horrendous reattaching the cable when putting the wheel back on. 

[jacklord1961]

Bike arrived today via seller who transported it himself for small fee.Excellent condition apart from very feint scratch on cross bar practically mint condition  Looks brand new. I gave it a short run out to test alfine gears and impressed on the flat but may take it through its paces with a few hills later in the week,but great value for money 

[jags]

well done lovely bike keep her clean tail winds

anto.

[humedavid]

-10 for the alfine I find it horrendous reattaching the cable when putting the wheel back on.

I found it fairly easy. Once I did put the cable back wrong upon assembly, I missed one little metal "ear"
 when I was weaving it in and out. It was easy to notice as there were no gears at all! 
 

(this is not me on the video)

[RobertL]

My RST with Alfine 8 is over 12,000 miles of reliable service (90% commuting). Remember to back pedal while changing gears, am told this will extend the life. I change the cable once a year, when it gets the oil changed/dipped.

Using 150 watts as a datum and with a 42/18 set up, I think the Alfine is OK up to 7% gradient - 75kg rider plus 12 kg touring load. A 42/22 set up might get you up to 10%.

[energyman]

I don't know what Shimano have changed on their Alfines but it is now dead easy to drop the back wheels on my three alfine equipped bikes.  NOT as easy as dropping a Rohloff X-Box ed wheel though !!  I think the Nexus ones are a bit more fiddly.  The bike in the gif above looks like a Cube Editor or Hyde.

[RST Scout]

Looks almost the same as my Scout (except larger). Safe and happy cycling.

Janet

[jacklord1961]

Finally took her out around the back country lanes of Ormskirk yesterday. No rain at last yippeeee a real joy to ride but no serious hills so they will have to wait for the spring  .I'm so pleased I found this site as everyone is really helpful and I'm seriously lacking in maintenance knowledge, so Haynes bike book on my list from Santa haha,roll on summer