His risk assessment was that the likelihood of the IGH going bad was less than that of bent derailleur hangers etc. He also factored in the greater weight of the IGH. Of course, YMMV. We each make our own risk assessments. :.)
I am going to do a trial run on The Wisconsin Adventure Trail first, but my current plans is to use White Industries Eno hub with a White free wheel for my rough stuff tourer. I will use a 17 for the road and flat portion of the trip then switch over to a 22 when things get rough. If it works I am thinking of using this for my (currently in planning stage may not happen) Atacama desert to the Patagonia tour. On Thursday, July 4, 2013 1:16:48 PM UTC-5, Nick Worthington wrote: > > There's a set of documentaries by an English guy who rode around the > world, then did Alaska to the tip or South America. He chose a Rohloff > over derailleur gears, on the theory that it was less likely to have > problems. As Marc Irwin points out, if it had broken, he'd of been > screwed. His risk assessment was that the likelihood of the IGH going bad > was less than that of bent derailleur hangers etc. He also factored in the > greater weight of the IGH. Of course, YMMV. We each make our own risk > assessments. :.) > > Nick W. > > On Thursday, July 4, 2013 10:47:42 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: >> >> this guy is using one on a Surly Krampus so it is being done >> http://www.whileoutriding.com/bike-talk/gear-ponderings >> >> I did not go through the whole blog, but the linked page shows a tour >> bike with Rohloff. >> >> I tried both Rohloff and Alfine before going back to ders (happily using >> one by 5 on my multi speed bike). Rohloff is much more robust than the >> Alfine and definitely the choice over Alfine for loaded or long distance >> touring. >> >> -- 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/groups/opt_out.
