I have been riding bikes for over 30 years, with at least 25 of those years using the 'bad system' as you put it??? Never had a problem with the 'bad system' myself.yo-eddy":2vs71w4s said:I've been mountainbiking (and travelling by bike) for over 25 years, first 19 years with normal gears, switched to Rohloff 6 years back and nver had it fail on me, I'm a big lad at 6ft5 and 95kg. Shimano cassette body's failed on me twice a year (tried every type over the years) Rohloff IS pretty much bombproof (and not to compare with any other internal geared hub).
I've ridden several marathons where conventional mechs failed in big numbers because of the muddy conditions.
Do you really think that motorized vehicle only have their gears boxed safely because of overheating ........ sure being exposed to sand and mud would have no influence on the gearbox wearing out? How often do you replace the gearbox on your car?
I just can't believe the MTB industry keeps focussing on reinventing a bad system in the first place and
strongly encourage companies like Rohloff ad Pinion to make progress in the right direction.
I don't see the Rohloff system as the 'right direction', it's just a different direction that is very expensive, heavy and not the fail safe system that you claim it is.
Again, you can't compare a motorised gearbox to a pedal power gearbox, and for the record, I had to replace the gearbox on my van last year because the seals failed, it emptied itself of oil and then seized. I wonder how many times that has happened to Rohloff systems...........