Originally Posted by
anronmor
Some useful posts there
I'm planning on touring on a rohloff equipped karate monkey running 29" mavic a719's
We're going from ushuia to mexico city
thing is that the rohloff mandates a 32h rim in the back. i'm thinking of using a 32 hole rim up front so if the rear goes awry I would at least have the option of swapping the front and back rims to get me going.
Do you reckon the 32h front wheel will be strong enough?
I bought my Rohloff with 36H so unsure where you get the idea of any mandate.
I got a 36H dynomo hub to complement it..
Why would you buy a Karate Monkey to tour on when there is an equivalent in the Ogre.
The Ogre is merely a KM with braze ons.
Not suggesting theres anything wrong with the plain KM but for me the convenience of the braze ons determined my purchase of my Ogre.