I doubt these will take off. They do look cool Af while shifting imo

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    3 months ago

    You may have meant Unless If you ignore cost,…

    If so, I heartily agree. That said, I’m contemplating a Rohloff ebike build… and would choose that for an around the world tourer…

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      3 months ago

      You may have meant Unless If you ignore cost,…

      Yes, I should have wrote something like “True, unless you ignore…”. But you got the point :)

      Rohloffs are amazing. Just be warned that if you do run into trouble, you’re likely going to have to send the gearbox to Germany and wait for a replacement/repair. If you’re on tour, this may not be ideal.

      I guess that’s the thing with internal gearboxes and pinion gearboxes. They are incredibly reliable and very low maintenance. However, if you do run into a problem, you won’t be able to fix it yourself.

      That’s one of the reasons why world cycle tourists still like old-school 3x setups with readily available parts sold anywhere in the world.