Rohloff speedhub, yes or no

[yo-eddy]

Shimano Alfine is a cheaper and lighter option- but smaller gear range.

They're crap, apparently......

They're not crap, just build or a different purpose......and they're not lighter either

 

[Kestonian]

I want one

Maybe with a belt drive

Probably a 29er

Titanium, of course

Made in a shed

By a man with a beard

 

[yo-eddy]

I want one

Maybe with a belt drive

Probably a 29er

Titanium, of course

Made in a shed

By a man with a beard

sounds like the perfect bike built by the perfect person in the perfect place

 

[Kestonian]

Can't wait to see yours built!

 

[yo-eddy]

Can't wait to see yours built!

Can't wait either......I need tons of patience
Rody is busy preparing for NAHBS now, so not much time to finish and paint the X-frame.

 

[Kestonian]

I should admit something .... i joined the list today

 

[yo-eddy]

I should admit something .... i joined the list today

Congratulations!
Gives you some time to think about what you want
My GF is on the list too.

 

[Kestonian]

Gives you some time to think about what you want

See above!

 

[Martin]

Am waiting and think now for a long time and am out of cash. Fortunately I am halfway the list now and Rody won't start it the future 2 years.

And thinking of a Rohloff build too....

 

[ferrus]

They really are some awesome engineering. When you think that it's their 'first attempt', to make what must be the most complicated bicycle component ever made So reliable is an amazing achievement.
I'd kinda love one, but always feel that £800 could be better spent elsewhere, that sort of money gets a helluva frame upgrade for instance. I don't know if I fancy all that weight at the back either, it's got to mess the handling up a bit hasn't it? The main thing for me though is that I'm always swapping wheels, for fuss-free tyre changes, - it's one of the joys of using canti's! ..and I've just never really suffered the 'inadequacies' of the humble derailleur - there's a lot to be said for the lowest-tech solution I reckon. :?

But..... 'love one really!