touring/enduro riding with a rohloff

[dave]

have read a lot on mtbr website about touring/enduro with rohloff. anyone on this forum done any? what was rohloff like on long distance/enduro? any good/did you miss derailleurs/how did rohloff perform/would you use rohloff for long distance again/anything you didnt like about using it etc etc? Cass Gilbert used it for some long trip or other has he posted review anywhere (has anyone)?

[daisy]

I've ridden a couple of Enduros with the Rohloff & also the Builth Wells round of the Merida series with Derailleurs for comparison...derailleirs were fine 'til we hit a very muddy section, gear changing was v. unpredictable...riders were cleaning their bikes in the streams to get their gears functioning again ! Rohloff is the future now, it does take a little time to adapt...another great thing is when riders in front force you to stop on a technical section, you can just change gear whilst stationary & pedal off!

[Pedaldog]

Wossa flavour if, for instance, I was in India and the Rohloff went out for lunch. Would the local do anythings be able to get me running as easily as they would with a derailleur?

[sarissa]

I've just returned from an organized MTB tour (550km in 9 full and 2 half days on hard pack/sandy/stony track) using my nearly new Raven Enduro. We had our luggage transported from camp to camp so I can't comment on its load carrying capability. It behaved faultlessly - apart from a 5 second adjustment at the external gear connector, when the other 11 conventional geared/v-brake bikes were being endlessly fiddled with to keep a full(ish) range of gears operating - I now count myself a committed advocate. Repairing p***t***s at the rear is also a breeze. Wheeled it through a couple of deeper rivers as well with no sign of water ingress. My advice? - go for the rohloff, you won't regret it.

[Magnus Thor]

I did a 700+km tour this summer on my Raven Catalyst, on tarmac and gravel and it performed beutifully.  I was towing a BOB so I don't know how it would have behaved fully loaded with panniers but I've commuted on it quite a bit carrying groceries and it's felt very stable.

[lo_toad]

Hi,

I have done 5000km (To Istanbul) fully loaded on my Raven Tour over the summer and the Rohloff was faultless! - Only small problem was eccentric BB came loose once, but I should have been checking it more often anyway!

All the best,

James.