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Member's Gallery / Re: Chain replacement
« Last post by Andre Jute on Today at 03:19:43 am »
Heh-heh! Thanks for sharing.
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Member's Gallery / Chain replacement
« Last post by in4 on May 04, 2024, 07:10:35 pm »
My Nomad began trembling as ‘Old School’ made his intentions clear!! 😂
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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Re: GoPro alternative
« Last post by Andre Jute on May 02, 2024, 10:45:58 pm »
No camera is as cheap as the one you already have built into your phone. It is however tiresome mount and protect it for making videos of a tour.

Next up, most modern digital cameras have a video facility built in. And good ones like my Olympus 720-D come with a built-in tripod mount, which makes mounting the thing stably to the handlebars is a doddle. I bought it for 100 Euro at Lidl, the supermarket. You can charge it without taking out the battery but it cannot charge and take a video simultaneously. Controls too fiddly to be handled while wearing full-finger gloves.

If you want a dedicated cheap sport video camera for the bike, I can recommend the Kodak zX1 which has a built-in tripod mount, uses two rechargeable AA batteries, and can be fitted into an optional custom thick rubber case to protect it against sporting knocks. Its primary purpose is video, though it will also take stills. Not a high quality camera but then they spent the money on a functional camera, not a fragile prize-winner. Mine is pretty old and still looks good in the optional rubber case despite some serious knocks, so I think the rubber case is a must for sporting use.















 






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One of the drawings at https://www.rohloff.de/en/service/handbook/oem shows that the end of the OEM axleplate is 32mm from the axle centre provided I have interpreted it correctly. How long is the dropout? The Rohloff guidance I noted previously shows that the worst torque condition is in bottom gear and the torque is backwards relative to the wheel rotation. This means that the force from the axleplate will be pushing upwards into the dropout assembly which looks quite strong. If in gears 12, 13 and 14 then the torque is in the opposite direction but is a much smaller force.

The Rohloff documentation somewhere gives a design loading which I concluded represented an overweight gorilla riding the bike (or maybe it's the tandem case with two strong riders?). I was happy to adopt a substandard solution on my Rohloff bike on the basis that I'm at the lighter end of the weight range. My opinion is therefore that this will work provided the support block remains in the dropout under all chain adjustment positions and you don't weigh 140kg. Given that the chain length can be adjusted in increments of 1" (25.4mm) unless using a half link, it might be necessary to choose the chainring / sprocket combination which provides the required gearing while keeping the axle close to the back of the dropout.
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Yes! This is exactly what I was thinking. Surely if it’s acceptable to use a luggage rack eyelet for torque anchoring then this must be ok. The drop out looks may more substantial than the eyelet.

Unfortunately the only way it fits is with the axel right at the back of the drop out and the axel plate tab forward of it. It looks like it should work the other way around. But it doesn’t

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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Re: GoPro alternative
« Last post by JohnR on May 02, 2024, 12:07:57 pm »
Bullet cam https://www.chilli-tech.com/action-cameras? The new version has the option for a cable to an external battery but doesn't mention the limit to the size of the memory card if wanting to record all day. I tried one of the older bullet cams which made me realise how much I wobbled from side to side when pedalling! I suspect that the image stabilisation on the more expensive of the new models doesn't compensate for wobble.

I can't recommend specific editing software. I would start with whatever is available for free and see if it does the job. If not, this exercise helps getting to know what features are needed in any paid-for software.
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I see that the sliding dropouts face forwards https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/frames-forks-c6/road-frames-c47/cross-check-frameset-p17171/s50822. I would be happy to use the OEM axleplate provided the support block is to the rear of the axle (ie deepest into the U-shaped dropout) and the axle remains well within the dropout. The other way round might also be acceptable depending on the thickness of metal in the dropout. How long is the dropout compared to the length of the axleplate?

Rohloff's guidance on torque anchoring is at https://www.rohloff.de/en/service/handbook/speedhub/assembly/torque-anchoring. I once got stuck into some material strength calculations before deciding that if one of the torque anchor options is a bolt through a rack support hole then the force can't be massive compared with the strength of steel otherwise the M5 bolt holding one of these https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/hub-spares/rohloff-oem2-adapter-for-m5-fender-luggage-rack-bolt-8552/ would shear off.
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Rohloff Internal Hub Gears / Re: Help - I'm confused about cranks
« Last post by B cereus on May 02, 2024, 08:09:56 am »
Have you purchased the Trickstuff Exzentriker?  I’ve not seen one in the flesh but it looks as though it comes with the bearings pre-installed in the eccentrics. External bearings seem to be more susceptible to water ingress than the internal bearings of conventional square taper cartridges; I trust that the bearings are both well sealed and easily replaceable.

Given also that the bearing housing is designed to thread into a standard BSA BB (1.37in X 24TPI), and the male threaded inserts will further reduce this diameter, there cannot be a great deal of adjustment to move the 24mm crank spindle backwards or forwards. Presumably you will need to use half links, or am I missing something.

It also seems that the drive side and non drive side eccentrics are independently adjustable. How do you ensure that the two bearings are concentic and the crank spindle is perpendicular to the vertical plane of the bicycle? 

All in all, it look to me to be a solution to a problem that could be solved more easily and more cheaply by other means. Is there any reason why you cannot use a chain tensioner?

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Rohloff Internal Hub Gears / Re: Help - I'm confused about cranks
« Last post by mickeg on May 01, 2024, 09:05:20 pm »
Can't help with that.  All the bikes I built up have square taper.  My only non square taper crank is on my road bike that I bought as a complete bike, I have not had any reason to remove it yet.
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Rohloff Internal Hub Gears / Re: Help - I'm confused about cranks
« Last post by PH on May 01, 2024, 08:32:45 pm »
Any MTB crankset will be fine, the outer positions on doubles and triples is almost identical. You can always push it out another mm or two with the washers that come with the hub.
I like mine perfect, with ST cranks, chainring washers and BB washers and an EBB that can be run a bit off center it's always possible.  A bit of a faff, but do it once and always replace like with like and it on;y needs doing once.  I've a feeling Rohloff have relaxed their attitude to chainline, I recall them making a bigger thing about it's importance. 
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