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?
June 8th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Hmm nice mod, did you kep your original wheel ? i.e spokes and rim ?
June 17th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Wow! Do you think I can do that to the Soho S? I love the look of the Soho S but need more than one gear.
June 29th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
Were do you get the belt sprocket and the aluminium bracket from to convert the district
I like to convert a district with a 11 speed Alfine
Rgd Frank
July 16th, 2010 at 4:38 am
I would like to do the same, do you know where I can get information to modify the wheel like what you have done?
August 14th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
The hub looks incredible! I’m looking to do the same conversion to my district, but I was wondering, how much did the conversion cost?
-Alba
January 18th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Hello Plinio,
i would like to to the same, if i buy the district. But i have to know one point.
Are the sprockets 100% in alignment? Was it just a swap of the hub or do you had to do some special work for 100% alignment?
greetings from Berlin
Jens