Alfine District in Switzerland
Here is another great Alfine swap onto a District. Amazing looks and a very practical daily ride! Here’s what Plinio has to say;
Hello, as I live in the moutains it was hard with the single speed of my District. So I decided to mount a Shimano Alfine 8-Gear System. Now it’s perfect. The best bike I ever had. Looks good, and the Alfine works smooth and silent, just great…
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March 16th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Hey, nice work! I would like to do the same with my District 2nd. The only thing I am worried about is the axle length of the Alfine Hub. I measured something like 125mm in the current setup, but the Alfine Hub needs 135mm. Was your axle wider from the beginning or did you just expand it by force? Any comment would be very much appreciatet!
March 31st, 2010 at 9:07 am
Wow! That is awesome! I am interested in a conversion the going the other way. I have a Swobo Baxter bike with the Alfine hub already installed and I would like to replace the chain with a belt drive.
Very cool bike. Nice work!!
April 5th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
i think the 1st district has a 135mm axle. i bet you can still find a hub that will fit in your more narrow setup, but it might just not be easy to find (shimano makes several sizes, but only sells them to OEM).
my question is how did you get the control cable affixed to the frame? it does not have brackets for additional cables. did you use the little 3m sticky things?