MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Bollo said:Offer's open any time.
Bear in mind that Rohloff's do genuinely 'run-in', especially in gears 1-7, so don't despair if it feels like you're pedalling a coffee-grinder for the first few hundred miles. Also, how are you intending to tension the chain?
Ta, chain tensioning is a bummer, at present it looks like my frame wouldn't take an eccentric BB so would need some form of chain tensioner fitted. Unless of course there is a widget to convert the vertical dropouts to horizontal(barring an angle grinder and superglue). I've looked at a couple of quotes that are both similar to this:-
Rohloff Speed Hub 500/14 in Black for QR and External click box = £950.00 (This comes complete with sprocket, grip shifter and cables.)
DT Swiss TK 7.1 rim (Silver or black?) = £65.00
Spokes and build = £35.00
Shimano XT BB and chainset = £195.00
KMC Z510 chain = £6.00
Labour = £50.00
Grand Total inc TNT pick up and VAT @ current rates = £1321.00
Not sure on this as I've seen the http://www.wheelspincycles.com/products.php?plid=m2b0s117p1812 Rohloff on here at £700, can't see where the £250 difference comes, maybe around fx rates and whether stock is held or has to be ordered in. Also think it's a lot for a new BB and chainset, quite happy with current BB/chainset. Maybe just need to adjust it as the one quoted above is a triple adjusted down to leave the 48T only, might as well do the same with what I already have. Only concern is whether the Wheelspincycles one is an older model or something, but doesn't appear to be. I'm tempted to just order the hub from them and then get my friendly mechanical expert to sort the rest.
Jim, thanks for your input