 Topic Name: Rohloff or other IGHs
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on: September 13, 2011, 04:31:30 PM
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intheways
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« on: September 13, 2011, 04:31:30 PM » |
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I've been kicking around the idea of an internally geared hub for bike packing, but am not sure if the weight is worth it. I tried doing a search, but did not come up with much. I imagine others have tried or at least, contemplated one.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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Topic Name: Rohloff or other IGHs
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Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 07:23:17 PM
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mbeardsl
Location: NC
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 07:23:17 PM » |
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Have not done much bikepacking but when I ran my Rohloff on my 29er I loved it for all riding year round in the south. Waiting for phil wood to bring their hubshell to market to run it again on my new ride. I was drawn to the maintenance and simplicity of running SS but with a wide range of gears. Got mine used on ebay and had Cyclemonkey do an overhaul on it a couple months later to make sure it was running smoothly. Zero issues with it for 2 years.
I believe racers have used just about every IGH out there for the Tour Divide so there should be some input out there somewhere. I know I've seen Rohloffs (search MTBR for a build report on that one) and Alfines, but I'm sure there are others out there too. If you can spare the expense I think it's hard to beat. My bike has never been my limiting factor so a few lbs of penalty at the hub doesn't seem to affect me much.
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Topic Name: Rohloff or other IGHs
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Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 02:58:08 PM
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sigma7
Location: Germany
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 02:58:08 PM » |
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I've used an Rohloff IGH on the GDMBR (Banff to Abiquiu), with a Campagnolo Record C9 chain. I've tensioned the chain once, took less then 10 minutes. I meet a racer around Canon Plaza, he had replaced the chain twice; which takes some time too.
-- sigma7
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Topic Name: Rohloff or other IGHs
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Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 07:02:50 PM
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Solrider
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011, 07:02:50 PM » |
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I'm interested in going to one of these set-ups as well but the word on the street is the Alfine 11 has bad juju....the 8 seems quite robust for on and off road but it seems everyday I read a new report of someone who's 11 imploded on them. Its a bit of a bummer because I'm not sure the 8 would be enough for the on/off road touring I'm looking at it for.....the 11 would have been perfect, but now I'm hoping to find a nice used Rohloff.
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