Originally Posted by mlts22
Anyone try a multiple-geared hub on a XC MTB, and like/hate it? If a hub can fit in normal vertical dropouts, that would be a plus, regardless of skewers. Add to that a hand-activated drum brake, and that covers the range of stuff for the most part.
A drum brake would be great mixed into a rohloff. I was under the impression that a geared hub could work w/ any dropouts as long as a chain tensioner was also used.
Originally Posted by Curt Kurt
the only drawback it seems is that there is quite a bit of inefficiency at high gears (granny gearing10-14) from what I hear (despite what rohloff actually reports).
What do you mean by inefficiency? Too much friction in the hub so not as much transfer to the chain? I was assuming that the gear-inch results from say
Sheldon Brown's page took all that into account. If not, that would be a bummer.
Gearhubs also allow symmetrical rear-wheels, rather than dished. Is that a measurable reliability gain?