Cyclocross - Internally geared hub for cyclecross

Has anyone tried a Rholoff or Shimano Nexas internally geared (8, 9, 11, or 14-speed) hubs for CX? Is it even alloed under UCI?

Just wondered as they seem to have a wider gearing that standard 1x9 or 1x10 setups.

never seen it done ... I doubt UCI would care unless your racing elite in which case you likely would not do this anyway. My 2 cents : seems like trouble and potentially abusive use of the part, better sorted for a commuter or touring rig IMO ... CX beats the crap out of equip

I was thinking that it is less likely to get clogged by mud, and less likely to drop a chain in exchange for bolt on rear end. I am not sure about the weight differerence. 135mm bolt on hub may not be thegreatest unless you have a spare bike in the pit vs just spare wheels.

A long as you don't have shoulder the bike, run-ups that are too long and too often..
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They are The hub for endurance MTB races, and the weight penalty is small
when you consider all the parts they replace..

I have 2, one is disc braked.. go for that too..

:50:A post racing tourist-commuter..

Has anyone tried a Rholoff or Shimano Nexas internally geared (8, 9, 11, or 14-speed) hubs for CX? Is it even alloed under UCI?

Just wondered as they seem to have a wider gearing that standard 1x9 or 1x10 setups.Not common but I say, why not? AFAIK UCI rules (which don't even concern you) would not bar them.

I guess wheel swaps would be a potential issue, but whatever.

Also, there'd be a certain weight penalty, but it's easy enough to calculate how much and whether that bothers you or not. Personally I don't see it as a deal-breaker.

Those things are HEAVY. I could not imagine racing on that. 1x10 can offer more than enough gear for cross any ways i run it myself.

other than the pricy open skeleton cassettes , sram highlighted at the high end
to have exits of muck thru the cassette.

Seems not much room to pack mud in a tightly stacked, 10 speed cassette,
before its skating over the teeth.

Maybe the single speed classes would be the ones to go for instead , K.I.S,S !

still would have fun, just run more..

Looks like about a 250g penelty when comparing an Alfine 11S to an Ultegra 10-speed w/brifters, plus much more of a gear range (400+% for the Alfine vs about 250% for a single-ring external set-up). No time to put it into service this season, but definately looks like a winter project.