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Community => Rohloff Internal Hub Gears => Topic started by: geocycle on February 19, 2013, 04:12:35 PM

Title: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: geocycle on February 19, 2013, 04:12:35 PM

Came across this wiki page about Rohloff with an interesting table of speedhub serial numbers and years.  Mine's a 2006 (05.... ) so there were around 50,000 about at the time.  Who's got the oldest?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohloff

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: Gary (a.k.a. cake) on February 19, 2013, 08:27:14 PM

Not me i'm afraid Geocycle - mine's an '08 (07...) model in the 75*** area.

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: NZPeterG on February 20, 2013, 05:33:59 AM

Number: 047043

 ;)

Pete . . . . . .
 :P

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: Andre Jute on February 20, 2013, 06:38:20 AM

Quote from: geocycle on February 19, 2013, 04:12:35 PM

Came across this wiki page about Rohloff with an interesting table of speedhub serial numbers and years.  Mine's a 2006 (05.... ) so there were around 50,000 about at the time.  Who's got the oldest?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohloff

Same year, a few months after yours, into the 60Ks.

So far it looks like Pete is the Father of the Rohloff Chapter at the House of Thorn.

Andre Jute

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: il padrone on February 20, 2013, 10:15:49 AM

Not mine (which is about 137,000) but a good friend in my touring club has had a Rohloff since at least 1999. Don't know what his number is but must be around 2,000 or so. He does have more than one - one on his touring bike and one on his tandem. Not Thorns though - both are self-built frames that he has designed to suit his proportions (he is a very tall man).

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: Big_Jim on February 20, 2013, 12:21:34 PM

Mine is 27,9xx.
Bought second hand from a well know online auction site about three years ago and installed into a custom built MTB frame (so not a Thorn - but I thought I'd add my info anyway).
The seller hadn't bought it new, so I've no idea on its mileage. The only problem I've had was losing all eight of the hub cap bolts so it dropped all its oil and freewheeled in both directions.

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: brummie on February 20, 2013, 09:36:50 PM

036.....   ;D  Still going strong.

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: Danneaux on February 20, 2013, 09:50:02 PM

Mine's a mere hatchling at 166xxx.

Best,

Dan. (...who's much relieved to hear of good things from owners  whose 'Hoffs are still doing so well!)

Title: Re: Oldest speed hub on a thorn?
Post by: NZPeterG on February 23, 2013, 11:00:32 AM

I have too say that I sold off my Old Rohloff and have a Newer One!
New One's are far Better  :)

It's No: 147013

 :o

Sorry (NOT)

Pete . . .
 :P