Adjusting Hub Gears On Bike - It's Easier Than You Think!

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Adjusting hub gears on a bike might feel like a really difficult task. But do not fear because with a step-by-step guidance from our CMA experts you will be able to do impossible and tune your hub gears in seconds:)
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00:00 - Start
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00:15 - Welcome
00:32 - When to adjust hub gears?
00:45 - Most common hub gears
00:51 - How do Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub gears work?
01:15 - How to adjust sturmey archer 3 speed hub gears
02:51 - How do Shimano hub gears work?
03:13 - How to adjust Shimano Nexus 3 speed hub gears?
04:44 - How to adjust Shimano Nexus 5, 7 and 8 speed and Alfine 8 and 11 speed hub gears?
05:50 - Thanks for watching. Comment on our video
05:59 - Outro

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@paulmagus2133 Жыл бұрын

very useful, thank you

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, you're welcome. Glad it was helpful!🙂

@danielcrum6073 Ай бұрын

I've never seen a bike like this. I like it

@Rainaman- Жыл бұрын

Simple and well explained!

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Thank you. We appreciate your feedback 😁

@bhenderson7651 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate the information

@cyclemaintenanceacademy 6 ай бұрын

Thank s so much! I'm glad you found the information helpful. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

@cliffe02 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your very informative video, I wish there were more internal hub geared bikes on the market, the simple maintenance speaks volumes.

@JackMitchell404 Жыл бұрын

Don't buy a new hub gear. Get a Sturmey Archer hub from 70 years ago, that way you'll actually be able to get spare parts.

@cliffe02 Жыл бұрын

@@JackMitchell404 thank you Jack I intend too. I fancy a classic 3 speed Sturmey Archer.

@JackMitchell404 Жыл бұрын

@@cliffe02 They are excellent. Whatever you buy, expect that it's never been serviced before. RJ The Bike Guy has a couple of great videos which show how to rebuild an AW (other models are much the same in principle). Well worth watching, I was terrified of the black magic inside hub gears before I plucked up the courage to open one for the first time, and now I don't give pulling one apart a second thought. Back in the day Sturmey Archer made special little cone wrenches which are actually thin enough to fit their cones without jamming against the locknut or washer. They are essential for getting proper adjustment of the left cone so look out for one, they're pretty readily available on ebay for not much money (the right cone is set with a locking washer so a wrench isn't needed, and the FG and AG Dynohubs have a notched left cone control so the SA cone wrench isn't needed there either)

@cliffe02 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for your excellent information definitely going to look for those cone spanner’s.

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Hi Clifford, thanks for your great comment🙂. Yes, just like the carbon belt drives it seems like such an obvious answer. Yet they never took over the world. Do you have a hub gear on your bike yourself? If yes what do you have and what do you like about it?

@deejayprinciple 6 күн бұрын

I have a 5-speed Shimano gear hub and the adjuster barrel is not adjusting after turning it up or down.😢

@Willesden_Rab1_TV 5 ай бұрын

🙏 seems to work but i think i need to replace the plastic control damaged ( the same location & motion as motor bike throttle )

@cyclemaintenanceacademy 5 ай бұрын

Hi and thanks for your comment. I'm pleased that the video was helpful and good luck with the further work.

@Willesden_Rab1_TV 5 ай бұрын

@@cyclemaintenanceacademy thanks bro i am still waiting for my part to arrive - and i found the name of it - its a nexus 8 speed grip shift - so may need to watch this video again when it arrives 👍

@ablsmain Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

No problem. Did you manage to adjust your gears? 😁

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alexei, your support means the world to us🙏😁

@JackMitchell404 Жыл бұрын

It would have been very useful if you had pointed out, as part of your Sturmey Archer instructions, that the instructions you give might not work. If they don't work then it is very likely that the bike has the wrong indicator rod fitted for its axle length. The vast majority of SA geared bikes are Raleigh light roadsters which take the short 5 3/4 inch axle and the corresponding HSA125 indicator rod. Toggle chains break and get replaced, but they tend to get fitted with the one the shop had to hand, which is often the HSA126 indicator rod for the 6 1/4 inch axle (the shop having already used all of its HSA125s). If you use the manufacturer instructions you detail on a 5 3/4 inch axle hub with an HSA126 fitted, 2nd gear has no drive. It's an easy fix for a couple of pounds (the parts are still in production) but it's a very common fault which isn't often talked about. You also describe only earlier UK made SA hubs with the 4 prong clutch, the later hubs are redesigned to not have the neutral position and have additional driver pawls to accomodate this. Such hubs will pretend everything is find when they are out of adjustment and therefore it's good practice to actually check the adjustment, not wait for a fault. Then there are K, AM and SW 3 speed hubs, and the 4 speeds, which have left hand indication and are more complex to adjust, but we won't go there.

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Hi Jack, thanks for your comment and sharing your vast knowledge about Sturmey Archer hubs with others. I am sure that some viewers will find it very useful and interesting. I understand that you may feel dissapointed that you didn't find all the information about Sturmey archer hub gear troubleshooting but this video was never intended to offer those. Ihope this makes sense:)

@JackMitchell404 Жыл бұрын

@@cyclemaintenanceacademy I completely get that no video can be comprehensive, I was just commenting that it would be useful to contextualise your advice with some information on its limits might be useful. A single sentence along the lines of "if you follow this guide and find you have no drive in one of your gears, you may have the wrong indicator rod or another fault with your hub" would help your audience to better understand their bikes.

@chenqin415 Жыл бұрын

@@JackMitchell404 Interesting comment, I am actually watching this video because my Shimano 3 speed gear hub's indicator is wrong after a "premium servicing" by the bike shop. The gear slips occasionally even after repeated attempts by the bike shop's mechanic to tune it. I have no idea how the gear hub works internally and will have to use trial and error to adjust it myself until it works.

@dumptonpark Жыл бұрын

Hi, my sturdy archer has 5 gears but it has a gear adjuster on both sides of the wheel and the shifter has 2 cables one to each side of the wheel. Could you tell me why it has a gear thing on each side. Is it a SW hub gears.

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks for the comment. Yes, the 5 speed gear hub is a variation of the 4 speed SW model. I'm not an expert in these models but found some information on Sheldon Brown's website: www.sheldonbrown.com/sturmey-archer/s52.html. Let me know if that was helpful

@taqil6066 Жыл бұрын

do hub gear enable leg braking by default or it depends on a manufacturer?

@cyclemaintenanceacademy Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your question. Not all hub gears incorporate a back pedal (coaster) brake. Manufacturers like Shimano sell their hubs designed specifically for roller brakes or coaster brakes. If you have any further questions or need more information, feel free to ask. Happy riding!🙂