Rohloff SpeedHub

Arthur Clune said:

Anyone got an experience of these? I'm pondering dropping a
large pile of money on a Rohloff mtb.

Yes - basically they're great. I'd use one an anything but a really
light road bike, although for some bikes they're probably overkill. I
have one on my commuter and when I get round to getting a new MTB I'll
definitely get one with a speedhub.

They have a tendency to make a slight noise in gears 6/7 which is
irritating, but improves as they wear in. This shifter is a twist
shift, but much better than ones for shifting standard mechs.

Quoted message said:

Also, anyone know of anyone who sells such a beast apart
from St John St Cycles/Thorn?

Kinetics. SJSC.

Arthur Clune wrote:
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Quoted message said:

Also, anyone know of anyone who sells such a beast apart
from St John St Cycles/Thorn?

Kinetics in Glasgow http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk

best wishes
james

Mark van Gorkom said:

Arthur Clune said:

Anyone got an experience of these? I'm pondering dropping a
large pile of money on a Rohloff mtb.

Also, anyone know of anyone who sells such a beast apart

Quoted message said:

from St John St Cycles/Thorn?

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Only problem: you'll get spoiled and want one on every bike, wich may
get expensive for some people.

This man the truth speaks.

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: Kinetics in Glasgow http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Does anyone know who sells
complete Rohloff-equiped MTBs not just the hubs?

Cheers,

Arthur

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in message <[email hidden]>, Arthur Clune

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[email hidden] <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Kinetics in Glasgow http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Does anyone know who sells
complete Rohloff-equiped MTBs not just the hubs?

There's someone who posts to singletrack world as simon at nicolai dot
org dot uk. Nicolai <URL:http://www.nicolai.net/> make some of the
nicest mountain bikes anywhere, and their nucleon concept of putting
the Rohloff just above the bottom bracket thus reducing unsprung mass
seems to me the way to go - but warning, they ain't cheap.

See e.g.
<URL:http://www.g-boxx.org/_2-english/history/_1-history-10.html>

Note that the final drive chain runs inside the swing-arm and is
consequently protected from dirt. The primary drive (bottom bracket to
speedhub) is also enclosed. The lighter cross-country bikes tend to
have the speedhub in the conventional place - presumably the Nucleon
arrangement is currently heavy.

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Quoted message said:

[email hidden] <[email hidden]> wrote:

: Kinetics in Glasgow http://www.kinetics-online.co.uk

Sorry, I should have been more clear. Does anyone know who sells
complete Rohloff-equiped MTBs not just the hubs?

Cheers,

Arthur

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Look at bikes rotor bikes on the kinetics site and you will see the bikes

PK

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Brooke (') said:

There's someone who posts to singletrack world as simon at nicolai dot
org dot uk.

Sorry, trying to be too clever. s/org/co/

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