The Nexus comes with a superior simplistic design and all aluminum connectors combined with a soft touch material for an optimal and comfortable feeling of the notebook surface.
Advantages: Slick and user-friendly. Protected from the elements. Only little adjustment needed Disadvantages: Less ratios than dérailleur gears
I only just posted an opinion on Shimano cycle gears a month or so and here I am again, posting another.
?What gives?? I hear those of you that actually give ?a monkey?s? asking.
Ah well, the first time it was because I am building myself a new bike.
Now, it?s because my two sheds don?t look anywhere near full yet, and because I can?t turn down a tasty bargain, courtesy of e-Bay.
Anyway, some people are three-car families; I?m a three-biker, so what?
Now then, what?s so special about these Shimano Nexus gears that would divert me from my aim to build a bike?
Well, chiefly, they are hub gears (he said, expecting you all to say ?Oh well, that explains it all then!). Oh yes; AND they have a nice bike attached to them.
HUB GEARS IN GENERAL
I?ve always had a thing about the good old Sturmey-Archer 3-speed hub gear ...
Advantages: Quality of mayerials & manufacture. Pocket arrangements Disadvantages: Shape design and cut. Cost.
Wanted an all purpose touring short to replace my Beanbags which are destined for the dustbin.
Polaris Nexus Touring Short: Tried to find local shops which stoke this item, but without luck. Therefore bought on-line. Pleasantly surprised by quality of material and manufacture.
All going well until I tried them on. At six foot, I'm tall but not enormous. With a normal waist of 36" I obtained the XL size (37"). The waist would have been just right if it was at my waist. Fit is more like a pair of hipsters than cycling shorts. Needs a further 2" in body length. Given the XL tag, the seat was far too tight and the cut at the front (under the delicate bits) more so. I have a traditional dropped bar touring bilke with bars 2" below saddle, so tend to lean forward - after an hour, dowright uncomfortable. Does raise question ...
Bikester 26.06.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Polaris Nexus
Advantages: Hard wearing, smart, practical Disadvantages: very uncomfortable
I have a pair of Polaris Nexus cycle shorts purchased in 1996 or there abouts, they are comfortable (I have removed the padding) smart and hard wearing. They have covered thousands of miles and are only just starting to show their age.
I have another pair identical in all but colour purchased in 2005 which are so tight around the nuts as to be useable only for indoor games.
This reflects the review of the other reviewer of these shorts and indicates a superb product ruined through lack of attention to detail (possibly during a change of manufacturer). The shorts seem to be cut for standing up not for cycling. I do not know if Polaris still exist as their Web Site is no longer available, if they do not still exist it is easy to see why not! ...
BikerJohn 05.06.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Polaris Nexus
The Nexus comes with a superior simplistic design and all aluminum connectors combined with a soft touch material for an optimal and comfortable feeling of the notebook surface.
