My girlfriend and I have just bought two of Thorn's Rohloff equipped tourers. Haven't done a long tour yet (from nest week thought going on a five week trip through northern Japan, so should be a good test). Anyway experience with the hub so far has been excellent.
Call me crazy, but I thought long distance self-contained touring was about simplicity and practicality.
Of course everyonne is entitled to their opinion (it would be a boring world otherwise
) but the Rohloff hub is all about simplicity and practicality.
Looking at the original post it looks to me like someone with an axe to grind. How convenient that this was included
We hope to be able to offer a better performing alternative internal gear system within several months - and at lower prices than Rohloff systems
Send us an email if you'd like to find out about it when we have it in. Email:
siteinfo@shaw.ca
Wouldn't trust this at all.