Thanks Daniel for your answer. I didn't know there was internal and external shift/gearbox difference in the hubs. I take back my response as not being as elegant! I guess it is nice to have choices. Nice job on both bikes.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 7:26:28 PM UTC-4, Daniel Molloy wrote: > > On the Sam > Hillborne<http://cyclemonkeylab.blogspot.com/2012/11/rohloff-equipped-rivendell-sam-hillborne.html#more>, > > the customer wanted a SPEEDHUB with an external gearbox that features full > length shift housing, allowing routing under the chainstays and downtube. > With this SimpleOne, the customer wanted a SPEEDHUB with an internal > shiftbox, due to a slight weight and cost savings, so we used the > cantilever brake post to anchor the shift cables and ran the housing along > the top tube. Both methods function the same, it's simply a matter of > personal preference for the cable routing. > > On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 3:50:35 PM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote: >> >> That is very interesting. I am sure your customer will be really happy. >> >> I just have one question. (Apologies if this gets answered before my >> question gets posted). Why did you run the cable along the top tube rather >> than the way you did on the Sam Hillborne? The Quickbeam does not look as >> elegant. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
