I believe the cassettes are around $425, and they require a special hub. You're buying a system, really. It's geared for terrain riding, so a different market than the Roloff. Lighter, too, I'd imagine.
On Thursday, September 27, 2012 10:00:02 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Interesting and doubtless silly-expensive. I'd like to know the proposed > price of those one-piece cassettes. The idea is good, but I wish they'd put > that R&D into cheaper, wider-range (500%+) and more efficient internal > geared hubs instead of ever more complex and expensive -- and finicky? > Don't know -- multi-cog drivetrains. ...Tho' of course hub gears are always > more complex than any derailleur system; OTOH again, it's all inside a > shell. > > I personally would like to steal the 42 and RD, but beyond that a 1X8 or 9 > would be ideal. Wonder if the rd would work with Silvers? > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Tom M <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> I'm really kind of intrigued by the 1x11. From what I've read, it's a >> whole system — special front crankset with the teeth shaped so that no >> chain catcher is required, and the RD is new as well, moving differently >> than typical derailers. This link has some details: >> http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/08/17/first-ride-impressions-and-tech-breakdown-of-the-new-1x11-sram-xx1-drivetrain/. >> >> I've run a 1/7 setup before, but this has greater range and closer ratios. >> But it's all way outside my price range, so it's either my single speed or >> downtube shifters on my old road bike. >> --Tom >> >> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:42:11 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: >>> >>> I run an alfine on my bombadil and it is really nice not having to worry >>> about dropping a chain or missing a gear, being able to shift at a light >>> and not having to worry about the elements on the rear wheel. I know they >>> have thier haters but I think when people give it a shot they seem to like >>> them. >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Shifting gears while the bike is stopped and your feet are on the >>>> ground is a nice benefit. Really helps a lot in traffic. >>>> >>>> And a straight chain path with no rear derailleur to run through is >>>> nice as well. >>>> >>>> Additionally, as Doug mentioned, there is the gear range issue. Rohloff >>>> for sure and I believe Alfine 11 provide a broader range than 10-42 would. >>>> But reason 1 is the biggest benefit. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >From: Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> >>>> > >>>> >Why would a wide-range IGH be better than a single-chainring wide range >>>> >derailleur bike? >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >-- >>>> >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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>>> googlegroups.com. >>>> >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>>> googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/sW4vm1DN1i0J. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." > -- Claude Cockburn > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/iftVeZYag_QJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
