The best thing about my Rohloff is that it never leaks, never requires any maintenance, right?
To think of all the time I could be spending fussing with derailleurs if I didn't have to keep sending my Rohloff back for repair. Dustin > From: Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:07:27 -0800 (PST) > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: IGH > > I agree with Grant. I think that if you're going for simplicity, 1x9 > is the way to go. My Kogswell had that before I changed it out for a > Nexus redline by default (my wife wanted touring gearing after all on > her bike). I preferred the 1x9 - the steps were more even, lighter, > etc. I like the IGH only because its different from my other bikes, > and fully loaded (70lbs groceries + child), its nice to not think > ahead about shifting down as I approach a stop. > > This being said, I liked this quote: > "If I were riding my bike to the Birmingham coal mines every day and I > got home too bushed to brush my teeth, I'd go for an internal gear and > hope the gear-chain dealybob didn't slip and leave me spinning air" > > I've had a long love affair with the Birtish 3-speed. They're like > sliding around on a heavy, elegant steel sled. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > > > On Feb 18, 9:17 am, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> Agree with Seth mostly, but my Alfine instructions were to place gear in 4th >> at the red line on the shift indicated. All else as he said. I've never had >> any trouble with the hub. >> >> Sent From My iPhone >> >> On Feb 18, 2010, at 9:50 AM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:46 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Jim: >> >> What is the process for changing an Alfine equipped wheel? >> >> When I had the Rohloff equipped bike changing the wheels was the least >> of my problems. The cables attached to the hub throug some sort of >> easy off device. With OEM Rohloff drop outs anyway, removing the >> wheel from that point on was not any more difficult than removing a >> traditional hub and cassette wheel. >> >> On the other hand, what should have been simple issues given the >> engineering of the hub - ie seals that worked and finding Rohloff >> approved oil - turned into such a hassle I wound up getting rid of the >> blasted bike. And it was a real beauty. >> >> on the nexus redline hubs I have used the process was: >> >> - set the grip shift into 1st >> - pull the little bolt fixer-do-flochy to disconnect it from the rear >> hub bracket >> - take the wheel out >> - change tire >> - put wheel back in >> - put chain back on cog >> - reconnect the bolt fixer do-flochy >> - shift things to make sure the magic lines are aligned on the hub >> - bolt stuff tight after tensioning the chain >> - ride off. >> >> maybe there's a step I'm missing b/c it never took me much time to do it. >> >> -sv >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW > Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
