No doubt a custom is the way to go, but I’m frankly not conversant enough in bicycle geometry to approach a framebuilder and articulate my desires. I’ve owned an XO-1, Rambouillet, and Hunq over the years (still have the Hunq) and would like to check out this latest generation of long wheelbase Rivs. Part of what I like about Rivendell is that I trust Grant to do the math and come up with bikes that I enjoy riding. And it just seems cheesy to go to a framebuilder and say “make me a Gus ripoff but with Rohloff dropouts and disc tabs.”
Stepping back, it seems like the writing is on the wall for front derailleurs. And I agree with Grant that getting caught up in the Shimano arms race of ever newer, shinier tech is just another form of planned obsolescence (my phrasing, Grant would no doubt put it differently). The Rohloff is a interesting lateral move with a lot of inherent advantages, hence my interest. Having said that, my Bike Friday is still fairly new to me, so I’m happy to explore its capabilities while the market evolves. Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA Sent from my Atari 400 > On Dec 30, 2021, at 8:14 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Speaking of IGHs generally and Rohloffs particularly -- and remaining within > RBWlist canons for relevance, since we're talking about using these with > Rivendell frames: > > Has anyone used or heard first-hand particulars about the Kindernay hub? > > Me, at this point I'm not interested in buying either Rolhoff or Kindernay, > only weird old SAs, but I am very interested generally in IHG technology. (I > think it one area where tech advance could serve cyclists, and not only urban > utility cyclists, very well. Closer ratios with sufficient range would be a > great blessing.) > > Jay, have you thought of a custom frame for Riv-like geometry with IGH and > discs? I know that in general a custom can accommodate odd specifications, > per my 2 Matthewses (60+ mm tires + 80 mm fenders and sub 160 mm Q; 114 mm OL > hub with 42 mm tires and fenders and sub 150 mm Q; not to mention all sorts > of weird braze ons). > > Patrick "AM, TF, TC" Moore > > On Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:55:48 PM UTC-5 Jay Lonner wrote: > > > > At the risk of derailing the topic (pun semi-intended) the lack of IGH > > support on Rivs has become an issue for me. I had a Gus in my cart when > > they went on sale recently - my size, my color - but ultimately didn’t go > > through with it because I really like the Rohloff that I have on my Bike > > Friday. I know it’s possible to kludge it, but I’d prefer to have a bike > > that has the proper dropouts and brazeons to begin with. Anybody know of a > > maker who offers a frame with Hillibike features that’s designed to > > accommodate an IGH and disc brakes? The Tumbleweed Prospector and Surly > > Ogre come close but don’t have the long wheelbase. Riv’s designs are > > influential so I suppose it’s only a matter of time… > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs%2BRmf1q810Z0P907o8nDMxgGjy83%2B2GKdxM4-Pf1thog%40mail.gmail.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6043ED22-6135-4953-846E-A998205DA5C2%40gmail.com.
