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Community => Rohloff Internal Hub Gears => Topic started by: wheezy on July 23, 2011, 12:44:19 PM

Title: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: wheezy on July 23, 2011, 12:44:19 PM: Love your hub, but wish it was just say, a pound and a half lighter? Simple! Just get your drill out. Here you go:

http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php?653135-ROHLOFF-LIGHT-(proyecto)
Title: Re: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: Beave on July 24, 2011, 09:17:07 PM: I took three years of Spanish in school, which proved to be totally worthless!

Here is the translated version, thanks to Google.

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foromtb.com%2Fshowthread.php%3F653135-ROHLOFF-LIGHT-%28proyecto%29 (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foromtb.com%2Fshowthread.php%3F653135-ROHLOFF-LIGHT-%28proyecto%29)
Title: Re: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: Andre Jute on July 24, 2011, 09:49:37 PM: Quote from: wheezy on July 23, 2011, 12:44:19 PM
Love your hub, but wish it was just say, a pound and a half lighter? Simple! Just get your drill out. Here you go:

http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php?653135-ROHLOFF-LIGHT-(proyecto)

You're wicked, Wheezy. No excuse, after that, for roadies not to fit a Rohloff.

Me, I'm too poor to give up my Rohloff warranty.

Andre Jute
Lust
Title: Re: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: Beave on July 24, 2011, 10:15:32 PM: I found it interesting that the majority (2/3?) of weight saved was from replacing components outside of the hub itself. Price aside, I could stomach that. But milling a slot into my axle....... That is some do-or-die machining!

Very interesting concept and alluring pictures, but I'll stick to my "upgrade it when it breaks" philosophy.
Title: Re: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: Recumbentrohloff on September 07, 2011, 08:50:18 PM: A fascinating article and some brave engineering. Even as a trained aircraft engineer (retired) I wouldn't take that job on! On my Velotechnik Grasshopper I'm more concerned with reliability and durability for long (ish) touring so think I'll stick with the heavy (but superbly reliable) version!
Title: Re: Lighten Your Speedhub
Post by: alcyst on December 06, 2011, 09:13:50 AM: I go with recumbent, the whole thing looks to be done at a high level; good photos, immaculately clean, very neat machining. Love to know the time involved.