On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 8:04 AM lconley wrote:
> You do not have to buy a custom to get a lugged Riv frame, There are still
> non-TIGed production frames - Atlantis, etc.
>
That's true. Still, any Rivendell model, stock or not, that I personally
want, will cost more than a Rohlof -- which is not
You do not have to buy a custom to get a lugged Riv frame, There are still
non-TIGed production frames - Atlantis, etc.
The steel 3 speed Shimano is the only hub that I have ever had that broke
spokes, but maybe it was the bike (Trek Belville).
The Alfines make a lot of noise (even brand new) a
I don't agree; someone else pointed out the RS RF3 or somesuch which is
basically an AW with aluminum shell, 129 OL spacing, and 32 holes. And the
price I just saw -- #1,239.99 or so -- is certainly less than a Riv custom
frame!
Why do you dislike the Shimano 3 speed and the Alfines? (Note: No int
One more remark and I'll shut up. It has been, what, 13 years since the
2003 Curt was ridden with a freewheel, let alone multiple gears (I had
local builder Dave Porter convert it to fixed in 2006, and apart from ~ 50
miles -- certainly fewer than 100 -- with the S3X after I first received
it, it h
Low drag IGH + Wide Range + 135OLD + 32 hole + Reliable + aluminum + Cost
Not Important = Rolhoff (even available in fancy anodized finish to match
SON front dyno hubs)
Very expensive - you can get a new lugged Rivendell frame for the cost of a
Rolhoff.
I have a Shimano 3 speed IGH - not recom
