Originally Posted by
bwgride
At one time I was considering a Rohloff and did a search on the net for possible problems. It is difficult to estimate exactly the percentage of Rohloff owners who have problems, but it became clear that like all bike components, including Phil Wood, Rohloff's are not "bomb proof". I decided against Rohloff for three reasons: (1) price; (2) if failure occurs, expect long delay; and (3) 32 spokes--I prefer symmetrical 48 holes for my heavy load, thus tandem wheels for me.
For those interested, here are some of the Rohloff problems I found on the net:
Interesting.
I've discovered several of these broken Rohloff stories too. I stopped looking for them because once you discover some, it doesn't take too hard to find many. Maybe we should start a thread, "Who Broke their Rohloff, I did!". I'm sure we would fill a thread, four pages long! LOL!