> 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.
My experience as well. It almost seems as though the brilliant engineers are all clamoring to work on the gearing and no one is interested in the journeyman stuff like getting seals right. And to Jim's point, the more I used the Rohloff, the less I found any real advantage over a der system. However, I do wonder whether the forthcoming Alfine 11 will have the easier Rohloff mount/dismount connection. On Feb 18, 12:10 pm, Dustin Sharp <dsh...@runbox.com> wrote: > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
