VanMoof No 3 - Upgrade to 8-speed gear

ID: 124918

Description: VanMoof's are fantastic-looking bikes but quite...

Steps:

  1. Shimano SG-C6001-8C Nexus 8. This is the one with the coaster brake.
  2. Chain ring, gear lever, seals, and clips
  3. Shimano Grip Shifter Nexus 8-speed Sl-C60008
  4. Gear cable (inner and outer)
  5. Spokes 36 * 284mm stainless steel spokes
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  6. Measure the inside diameter of your wheel
  7. Use this calculator https://leonard.io/edd/
  8. Add 2mm. You should get 284mm spokes
  9. I brought silver Halo spokes from ebay. They are decent quality and have not rusted.
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  10. You need to stretch the rear frame dropouts because the 8-speed hub is wider (135mm) than the 3-speed one (110mm)
  11. I got my local bike shop to do this because there's a risk for damaging your frame.
  12. The cost was $150 AUD
  13. Remove all the old spokes from your wheel
  14. Spoke the 8 speed gear into the wheel. This is the best guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIU6mi0K...
  15. Tighten all the spokes using a screwdriver. Use the same torque on the screwdriver and check by "plucking" the spokes so they sound the same
  16. Turn the bike upside down, install the wheel, and true the wheel. I hold a screwdriver against the frame and slowly spin the wheel. When it moves in, I just tighten the opposite spokes
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  17. Pull the old inner cable out from the front
  18. Push the new inner cable into the old outer cable
  19. Pull the old outer gear cable out of the back of the bottom of the frame. LEAVE THE INNER CABLE IN so you can use it as a guide through the frame.
  20. Push the new outer cable in from the back
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  21. Remove the handlebar grip. I pushed a spoke between the grip and the bar and rolled the spoke to loosen the grip
  22. Install new gear change
  23. Replace the handle bar grip. I wiped the handle bar and inside grip with alcohol.
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  24. Connect the gear cable.
  25. Use a spoke to rotate the gear change
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