You might also check out the new Alfine 11. It's completely redesigned and, dare I say, now a viable competitor with the Rohloff.... and about half the price of the Rohloff.
That said, the Alfine 11 rear spacing (135) is the same as the Rohloff, so respacing is still an issue. On Dec 1, 10:45 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J" <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > +1 on the Rohloff reliability, but you'll need to respace the frame. > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Adam > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:02 AM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Quickbeam/Simpleone and Rohloff hub > > I am doing some research for a friend who intends to build up either a > Quickbeam or Simpleone with a Rohloff 14 speed hub. He and I recently did a > mini tour down to Half Moon Bay, from Berkeley, and we met a couple from > Switzerland. They had ridden tens of thousands of miles around the world on > their Rohloff hubs and claimed not a single maintenance problem, best sales > pitch ever. He was sold. > > I am curious if anyone on this list has experience building up either of > these frames with a Rohloff, and if the spacing is practical? > > http://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub/index.html > > Also, he is in the search for a Quickbeam or Simpleone in the 57-59 cm range > if there are any out there. > > Cheers, > Adam > > -- > 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > **************************************************** > > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you > that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained > in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, > for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal > Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) > promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters > addressed herein. > **************************************************** > **************************************************** > > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or > confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this > email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. > If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) > 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any > email) and any printout thereof. > > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their > professional qualifications will be provided upon request. > **************************************************** > ============================================================================== > > -- 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.
