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Rider
Dusty
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The new stock has arrived.
Anodized Red
Polished Silver
Anodized Black
All Disc brake hubs.
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RJD
Dusty
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Still dont understand why no ones engineered one of these to live in the bb. Shouldnt be that hard to do and would be better mechanicaly.
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JohnnyC
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 4:01pm Post subject: |
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| RJD wrote: | | Still dont understand why no ones engineered one of these to live in the bb. Shouldnt be that hard to do and would be better mechanicaly. |
www.g-boxx.org
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inzane
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Joined: Feb 23, 2005
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 4:22pm Post subject: |
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| RJD wrote: | | Still dont understand why no ones engineered one of these to live in the bb. Shouldnt be that hard to do and would be better mechanicaly. |
Way you go then... you could make a fortune!! 
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RJD
Dusty
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Yeah, with me engineering skills... I could write some software for it...
Looks like someones on it anyhow
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Owen
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 6:25pm Post subject: |
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Whats the price on those bad boys?
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jeremyb
BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 6:56pm Post subject: |
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| RJD wrote: | | Still dont understand why no ones engineered one of these to live in the bb. Shouldnt be that hard to do and would be better mechanicaly. |
The BB shell would have to be huge!!
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Rider-man-Cam
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 8:59pm Post subject: |
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| Owen wrote: | | Whats the price on those bad boys? |
NZMTB said $1800. pretty steep for a hub, gearbox or not. Do they have custom spokes? since the hub is so big theyd have to have shorter spokes 
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pushbikerider
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| Posted: Wed 2nd Jul 9:20pm Post subject: |
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| Rider-man-Cam wrote: | | Owen wrote: | | Whats the price on those bad boys? |
NZMTB said $1800. pretty steep for a hub, gearbox or not. Do they have custom spokes? since the hub is so big theyd have to have shorter spokes |
any good bike shop willl be able to source you the correct length spokes
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Rider
Dusty
Joined: Jul 26, 2005
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jul 12:56pm Post subject: |
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| Owen wrote: | | Whats the price on those bad boys? |
Rohloff Silver disc hub is $1600
Rohloff Red and Black disc hubs are $1650.
(Note the prices with change with the ever falling exchange rate)
You need to allow for the Rohloff disc at $100 for 160mmm
New Sapim double butted spokes are $35.00 for a set of 35, you only need 32 for the hub but you get three spare as there not normally avalible from your LBS.
Don't forget to allow for wheel building and more than likely a new rim.
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Henry Dorset Case
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jul 1:35pm Post subject: |
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This is the ONLY piece of bike kit that I have ever owned and sold, and regretted selling.
They are not perfect, but they are f*******n good. Most of the advantages of singlespeed, with a decent gear range for chicken legs.
And before you ask, the disadvantages:
You have a VERY heavy rear wheel, so you need to run a decent rear rim, and tyre, and maybe DH tube. I used to get a lot of pinchflats on my hardtail particularly because you tend to slam the rear wheel into stuff a bit.
Less so when I had it on a FS bike.
The other thing is it is quite heavy. My Klein went from 25 pounds to 27.5 pounds (from memory) when it went on there.
Personally if I was doing a lot of riding, I would have one like a shot.
Ideally a g-boxx version in a carbon or Ti FS frame, with 5 inch travel, built to 27 or 28 pounds.
You would never need to buy another bike. Really.
Also Rohloff chains are the best chain I have EVER used. Ive got one on a commuter singlespeed that was secondhand when it went on there, gets used a lot, and is now about five years old.
value for money? tihs yes!
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mudguard
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Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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Location: Auckland's North Shore
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jul 2:08pm Post subject: |
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| RJD wrote: | | Still dont understand why no ones engineered one of these to live in the bb. Shouldnt be that hard to do and would be better mechanicaly. |
And wrap it in carbon fibre, give it downhill geometry and travel, make it in NZ and, oh...
It's already been done? 
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Stun
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Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jul 7:40pm Post subject: |
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best of all - Rohloff hubs confuse 'rear mech watchers'.
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slidecontrol
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Joined: Apr 09, 2007
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Location: I used to have tourettes, now I'm rolf harris
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| Posted: Sun 6th Jul 8:05pm Post subject: |
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nah, rohloffs are easy to spot, no other hubs that big floating about the place.
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Rider
Dusty
Joined: Jul 26, 2005
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu 25th Sep 8:46pm Post subject: Rohloff Hub 100000 |
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Rohloff are please to announce that they have hit the 100,000 mark
The hub number 100,000 has been gold plated and will be on display at the Rohloff factory.
We have hub 100,001 on the way to us.
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