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Old 09-19-11 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Monster Pete
. Rohloff make a wide-ranging 14-speed |IGH, but this seems to be shunned on road bikes for some reason. .
Some reasons: 1) expense, 2) efficiency ( or lack thereof), 3 weight, 4) complexity, and 5) don't integrate well with brifters.
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