On Jul 26, 2014, at 2:16 pm, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote:
> there is also another system which puts the gearbox in the bottom bracket > (like the above-linked project) but like Alfine and Rohloff allows use of > whatever chain or belt you like > > in the process of becoming somewhat established, these newfangled systems > have also shown how well-sorted the traditional bicycle drivetrain really is > (as it continues to evolve); i would love to try a Gates/Alfine bike, but i > am pretty content with traditional gears A small NZ bike manufacturer used a Rohloff hub on a carbon-fibre downhill race bike about 10 years ago. He mounted the gearbox in the frame to keep the centre of gravity under control as they're quite heavy. It also freed him from some major constraints in the suspension design which is a major reason why the bike was so good. Sadly the guy who built it was better at engineering than he was at business and he ended up going bust, even after the publicity he got from a rider winning a world cup race on it. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
