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1. Rohloff has a 526% gear range, typical 11-speed 12-speed cassette around 480-510%... so the Rohloff will feel like it has an extra 1-2 gears compared to a cassette/derailleur. 2. 1st gear on the Rohloff would be similar or even lower geared than say a 51 rear, 32 front... similarly 14th gear...

For those interested in air versus coil suspension, which in itself is a personal preference for both ride feel and ride handling. These are my thoughts and feedback on both the originally fitted Rockshox air rear shock and the PUSH 11.6 coil shock. This is the video link...

To clarify, I change my cables 1-2 times a year as I only ride my bike on the trails… with the dirt, dust, mud etc and I do that 3-4 times a week. Many don’t change their Rohloff cables for years… my wife’s Rohloff cables have never been replaced and I fitted those in 2010. In the end, we all...

Sounds like you have had a very unfortunate experience with your first Rohloff. I spend significant time making sure the cabling is right, no sharp bends etc as that makes the shifting tight and difficult, so does the adjuster screws done up tight with no free-play... otherwise the shifter is...

Love to see it when you finish one, fit and prove it ?

But you cannot fit an off-the-shelf tensioner. You must design and manufacture a custom tensioning device/assembly for that frame you want to convert to a Gates belt. And that’s why there are only two bike manufacturers in the world today that have done this… it is part of their integrated frame...

Belt tension is critical and much higher for a Gates belt drive to operate properly and reliably, completely different than chain tension. Both Nicolai and Zerode have designed a bike with a tensioner which maintains a constant high belt tension throughout the suspension travel. As long as you...

Personally I did not notice or feel any difference. I did adjust the shock air pressure and settings to best suit the Rohloff wheel, but they were minor adjustments. I asked also Nikko (who speaks/rides on the video) the same question as he is a suspension focused rider/racer, he had the same...

That is only for the A12 (12mm thru-axle) Speedhub version. There’s a special dropout assessment kit with a 44-page manual to determine and then have Rohloff Germany approve the data for that frame (it is not a true thru-axle, therefore custom adaptors are supplied with each frame). You cannot...

Order a 148mm boost Speedhub and rotor and tensioner if they are needed. Plus determine which axle plate suits best for torque restraint (to stop the hub turning).

Trigger shifters are available for the Rohloff from third-party suppliers… some prefer them.

Good points Gary. I recently converted a commuter eBike over to the Rohloff and the owner was very happy, but said he only needed the top 6-7 gears. I mainly used 5-6 thru to 14, some rides maybe only 7-8 thru to 14, but we went on an explorer ride the other day and I used gears 1 thru 4 a...

Nikko was one of the two riders/owners who converted over to the Rohloff, so I wanted to provide some credibility on who each person was - and one who was a recreational mtber and another (Nikko) who is a very skilled and accomplished rider. Probably didn’t have another time on the video to say...

Thanks Christian, have 2 new 2022 SL Levos being converted over to Rohloffs next few weeks (waiting in the bikes). Be interesting the difference in the overall weight.

Unlikely anytime soon that the Rohloff will be redesigned to reduce weight. My prediction would be we will be riding integrated motor/gearboxes as the next big development - there are some manufacturers already working on this with prototype designs. Makes more sense.

Personally I don’t believe the Rohloff E14 electronic shifting is the better option for mountain biking. I’ve tried both, the manual shifter is definitely quicker and better suited for mountain biking. Although the software works well for decreasing motor power whilst the shift takes place, you...

You cannot use a Gates belt with a full suspension bike, unless it is a specially designed tensioner (not anything off the shelf, you can buy). Belt tension is critical and todate only a couple of brands have made a Rohloff Gates belt drive full suspension mtb (eg. Nicolai EBOXX E14).

You cannot use a Gates belt with a full suspension bike, unless it is a specially designed tensioner (not anything off the shelf, you can buy). Belt tension is critical and todate only a couple of brands have made a Rohloff Gates belt drive full suspension mtb (eg. Nicolai EBOXX E14).

This is Rohloff focused. But for those interested... this is quite a detailed video I have put together explaining about the advantages and disadvantages of the internal geared hubs on eMtbs. The purpose of the video is to try and explain how the Rohloff works, how you change gears and what a...

No reason why you couldn’t use a Rohloff Speedhub - but only manual twist shift (the E14 electronic shifting is not compatible with the Fazua motor)