And have used rohloff on one bike and derailluer on another identical bike for touring.
Touring bike with rohloff hub.
The pioneer rohloff is the go anywhere titanium touring bike with 29 wheels for smooth rolling adventures.
Why choose a rohloff hub for bicycle touring.
Reliability that is so easily describable solely by the fact that forces applied to the speedhub through normal cycling are unable to destroy the gear unit.
Custom built in the uk reynolds 525 double butted tubing.
Shimano 39 42 or 44t wheels.
You loose your mojo when ascending steep hills because you have to stop pedsling to shift.
The rohloff internally geared hub has been on the market since 1998 and features 14 gears.
Flinger mudguards 40 50 or 60mm wide.
When i built my custom rohloff touring bike there were very few frame options available but now there are literally dozens so let s go.
This 14 speed option features a rohloff hub the ultimate touring hub gearset favoured for its world class reliability.
Each one is spaced out equally is unique and usable and is changed by a single grip twist shifter.
Rohloff speedhub 500 14 oem cc ex.
Rohloff s speedhub 500 14 has spent 20 years setting the standard for durability longevity and lack of maintenance in a wide range drivetrain.
Inside the oversized hub shell are 14 gears which offer almost the same gear range as a regular drivetrain.
Why not profit from the reliability that only a rohloff bicycle transmission can offer.
Unlike derailleur gears there is no overlapping.
For those people who don t get on with derailleur gears or simply want something better with less hassle we at p14b assemble bikes fitted with an internal gear hub system called the rohloff speedhub.
Make sure you have a good mechanic to build your rear wheel with the hub i broke spokes on both trips because wheel was laced improperly.
It is superb german engineering mighty fancy stuff and quite excellent.
The rohloff speedhub 500 14 is an internally geared rear hub that has been servicing the demands of bike travellers for a few decades now.
What is a rohloff hub.
Bikes fitted with hub gears.
Our bicycle hub transmission will guide you to and away from every corner of the globe.
Here are my 15 reasons why i tour with a rohloff hub.
The wayfarer rohloff tourer is our version of the traditional british light touring bike but updated for today s use.
This 14 speed internal gear hub offers a gear range that s wider than the most popular mountain bike derailleur systems and it will run for hundreds of thousands of miles requiring nothing but an annual oil change.
I really like touring with a rohloff hub as they offer a nice range of gears minimal maintenance and surprisingly they run really efficiently too.
Brooks b17 brown or terry fisio gel.