Ive got a Rohloffed Tout Terrain Silkroad, which is, as mentioned by others is very, very, bombproof, drivetrain and otherwise.
I think its the ultimate technology for worry-free world touring. Not everyone likes these hubs, but aside from incredibly rare hub flange cracks, Ive heard *zero* legitimate problems with them. As of a few years ago, the record was many 100's of K hubs with zero mechanical failures... Agree that cable slackness/tension is likely the culprit for the OP's shifting woes. Regarding shifting itself, the gears are not as immediate to change as a derailleur with a clean drivetrain and new chain, but is on the order of a 1/4 turn of the cranks or less. Some people take issue with the mechanical noise of the drivetrain itself, and I understand that, but save for the mental torture I've experienced on a few all-day climbs, the feeling of inefficiency has never really bothered me. I say* feeling* of inefficiency, because I recall that measured efficiency is not far off from a dirty drivetrain. The weight concentration in the back wheel is why Ive never been a fan for MTB use (original design intention of rohloff BTW)... but its a non-issue on the loaded touring bike. Finally, my favorite aspect of these hubs for loaded touring (aside from the incredible longevity of all drivetrain components) is the ability to shift to any gear while stopped. This is such a simple feature that functionally improves living with a loaded bike in hilly areas or stop and go situations quite dramatically. Pro tip: I bought my hub online years ago from starbike.com in Deutschland and got it for hundreds of $ less than the best US price (they remove 20% VAT). Same with Schmidt hubs. Anyway, Be well. Sam in Seattle, Denver, and Tucson. On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 2:26:33 PM UTC-7, Steve Cole wrote: > > I'm looking for a rider who is experienced with the Rohloff hub to respond > to some questions I have. I recently converted a Simpleone to a Rohloff > and have been riding it for about a week, a couple of hundred miles. The > experience is different than I expected -- more challenging -- and I want > to see whether my experience is typical or uncommon. > > I would those who might help me to respond with a private message. I > don't want to clutter the discussion group postings. > > Thanks, > > Steve Cole > Arlington, VA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
