Rohloff hub serial numbers reference

[NZPeterG]

Hi All,
How about we create a list of Rohloff hub serial numbers with names and locations, and maybe type of Bike.
I think it would be interesting to see where Rohloff hubs ended up!


So, let me start. The next one shall Copy and Paste my line and add Your own.

Pete 

[Danneaux]

'Kay, Pete; a grand idea, methinks! Not too unlike my idea for a serial number registry... http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=3788.0

Best,

Dan.

[JimK]

here is a nice table, from http://www.rohloff.de/en/service/faq/faq_detail/archive/2005/11/july/article/Technical_changes_in_the_current_series/index.html

000000 - 000400                1998
000401 - 002700                1999
002701 - 006500                2000
006501 - 012000                2001
012001 - 018800                2002
018801 - 027700                2003
027001 - 038500                2004
038501 - 050049                2005
050050 - 065000                2006
065001 - 081600                2007
080601 - 100000                2008
100001 - 115900                2009
115901 - 135800                2010
135801 - 153000                2011

153001 - 171000                2012

[qlantisw]

here is a nice table, from http://www.rohloff.de/en/service/faq/faq_detail/archive/2005/11/july/article/Technical_changes_in_the_current_series/index.html

000000 - 000400                1998
000401 - 002700                1999
002701 - 006500                2000
006501 - 012000                2001
012001 - 018800                2002
018801 - 027700                2003
027001 - 038500                2004
038501 - 050049                2005
050050 - 065000                2006
065001 - 081600                2007
080601 - 100000                2008
100001 - 115900                2009
115901 - 135800                2010
135801 - 153000                2011

153001 - 171000                2012

Is old...

NEW:

000000 - 000400            1998
000401 - 002700            1999
002701 - 006500            2000
006501 - 012000            2001
012001 - 018800            2002
018801 - 027700            2003
027001 - 038500            2004
038501 - 050049            2005
050050 - 065000            2006
065001 - 081600            2007
080601 - 100000            2008
100001 - 115900            2009
115901 - 135800            2010
135801 - 152800            2011
152801 - 172499            2012
172500 - 191398            2013
191399 - ______            2014

[sd]

Thorn Raven Enduro owner
Where the hell are the numbers?

[Danneaux]

Thorn Raven Enduro owner
Where the hell are the numbers?

Given the age of the Enduro, it is entirely possible the serial numbers are printed on a yellow-and-blue Rohloff sticker that is...no longer attached to the hub shell.

See: http://www.rohloff.de/en/testarea/news_neu/faq_detail/index.html?tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2006&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5Bday%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1583&cHash=caf3f3cf68a3eb14dd8ec6e9972a7f03
Html-tagged photo courtesy Rohloff at the above link:


More recent Rohloff hubs have the serials laser-etched on the hub shells.

Best,

Dan.

[energyman]

Please remove

131173 - Energyman, Mercian-King of Mercia, silver hub

Bike sold, couldn't get my leg over the crossbar - it's an age thing   
Magic bike though.

[rafiki]

...couldn't get my leg over the crossbar - it's an age thing   

I'm dreading the day!

[mickeg]

...couldn't get my leg over the crossbar - it's an age thing   

I'm dreading the day!

I sharply bend my knee, then swing my knee over the top tube in front of the saddle, thus do not have to lift leg over the saddle.

Note that I stand really close to the handlebar and lean a bit forward over it.  If you try it, apply one or both brakes so that when you are standing on one leg, the bike does not roll.  And try it slowly first, if you try it fast you will probably get it wrong and then get frustrated.

I chose my bike with the highest top tube (horizontal) for this photo, it is easier with a sloping top tube that is lower.

[Danneaux]

Updated to current date of post, prior entries pruned:
001351 - Ledburner - purchased new May 1999, earliest in Yorkshire or early UK by Ison Dist.
001465 - Pavel Derka - now sold to Tony ? - Mounted on Moulton TSR 14
026023 - Donerol, Scotland - Thorn Raven Tour bought s/h 2 years ago. Seemingly quite old but little previous use.
027954 - Jim Swannack (Big_Jimbo) - Sheffield, Yorkshire - custom built "Dave Yates" mountain bike.
033966 - Team Triplet - Shepshed, Leics - Thorn Raven Exp - Aug 2004
045080 - Julian Kettle, Dalkeith, Scotland - Rohloff EXP July 2006, bike STOLEN 27/28 May 2010
045188 - Neil Jones - Denbighshire, Wales - 2006 Thorn Raven Tour
047043 - Peter G - Taupo, New Zealand - Sold (after riding hard for 7 years)
047043 - Nathan W - Auckland New Zealand
054052 - Simon (simsha) - Thorn Raven Tour
057454 - Rob Thomas (ubert) - Poole, Dorset, England - 2007 Mk1 Nomad S&S
059927 - Peter S - Manchester UK Thorn Rohloff EXP Had it 3 months 7 years old
061938 - Etienne Belgium, Thorn MK1 with a double frame RST S&S - happy meet George and his camera
062630 - Linda Thomas (ubert) - Poole, Dorset, England - 2007 Mk1 Nomad S&S
088868 - Brian Davies - Seville, Spain - 2009 Thorn Sterling
092695 - John (Leftpoole) - Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England - Ravem Sport Tour, black hub
064949 - SD, Thorn Raven Enduro
066828 - SafetyThird - Thorn Raven Tour
074999 - Kim B - London UK -2008 Roberts Roughstuff Lite
075063 - Gary C. - Bedfordshire, U.K. - Raven Tour bought new in 2008. Black hub, Racing green frame.
075834 - Tim H - London UK - 2008 Thorn Raven Tour
079030 - Jorn W, Asker, Norway, Thorn Raven Tour, 32 spokes
084996 - Matthew Newton - Matt2matt2002 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland UK 2012 Thorn Raven
085106 - Wheezy - Somerset UK - 2008 29er (Bespoke).
101559 - Jim G - Queensferry, Scotland - 2009 Thorn Raven Sport Tour (ex display) [NOW SOLD]
106330 - IanW's spouse - Macclesfield,  UK - 2010 (October) Thorn Raven Sport Tour (Blue)
111630 - Steve Grant/sg37409 - black.  Raven ST which I'm selling. Bought 2010
114574 - StuntPilot - Selkirkshire, Scotland - 2009 Thorn Raven Tour
115407 - Julian Kettle, Dalkeith, Scotland - Rohloff EXPR June 2010
119499 - Energyman, Thorn RST, black hub
124468 - George Hetrick (hetrick), Texas, USA - 2010 Thorn Nomad Mk2 S&S
127514 - JimK - New York, USA - 2010 Thorn Nomad Mk2
128444 - Neil Jones - Denbighshire, Wales - 2011 Thorn Raven Sport Tour
133909 - IanW - Macclesfield, UK - 2011 (September) Thorn Raven Sport Tour (Red)
134827 - PeteS "il padrone" - Melbourne, Australia - 2010 Thorn Nomad Mk2
139657 - Steven Clark - Montreal, QC, CAN - 36H, Black, Disk - Surly Troll
141636 - Pelago Stavanger, Finland
145295 - Claudio Brandy, Buenos Aires, Argentina - Silver Disk - 2011 Giant Expedition AT
147013 - Peter G - Taupo, New Zealand - 2012 Thorn Nomad MK2 (Tom)
148525 - PeteS' wife - Melbourne, Australia - 2012 fitted to 1993 Giant Sedona
152359 - SD Santos Travelmaster
153075 - Pavel Derka - Bought with 2012 Thorn Nomad - Currently on Raven RST (Until I can afford to do both right)
154429 - Mike Ayling Melbourne Australia - 2012 Thorn  Raven Twin Tandem
158617 - Nomad 2012  from new. - Birmingham - 565L S&S XTR brakes SOM dynamo bright yellow. Runs like a dream. In daily use.
158624 - Wendy (onrbikes), Western Australia- 2012 Thorn Raven Tour, STOLEN June, 2013 in Nepal (only 4100km)
166843 - Danneaux - Oregon, USA - 2012 Thorn Nomad Mk2
172450 - Sarah Kam - Hamilton, ON -Effective May 21, 2022, formerly owned by John Saxby - Ottawa, ON Canada - Thorn (New) Raven
175623 - nztony (Tony Graham) Wellington, New Zealand, 2013 Thorn Nomad MK2
176128 - Donnydid - Doncaster, UK - 2013 Thorn Nomad Mk2
176143 - FrogPrince - Somerset, UK - 2013 Thorn New Raven
176282 - David Simpson - Vancouver, Canada - 2013 Thorn Nomad Mk2
176792 - Jon Snow, Devon England, Raven Tour 2013
180659 - George (on this forum known as mickeg) - Madison WI, USA - 36H, Black, Non-Disk - 2013 Nomad Mk2 S&S
185401 - Energyman, Woodrup Chimera, black hub
190952 - RonS - Vancouver, Canada - To be installed on upcoming Thorn New Raven
190969 - Matt (son of PeteS) - Melbourne Australia - 2014, about to be fitted to 1993 Giant Sedona
194116 - John Ratsey, England - (originally bought new on a Moda Libero bike), now on home-assembled Spa Cycles Elan Ti
201243 - Mike Ayling Melbourne Australia Feb 2015 Thorn Mercury
202704 - Jordan T. - New York, USA - Oct 2014 Surly Disc Trucker.
204963 - Istvan - London, UK - 2015 Woodrup Chimera
213432 - Peter G, Taupo, New Zealand - Jones Plus (29+ tyre's) Bikepacking bike
234277 - JanetF, Formby, Merseyside, UK - 2016 Thorn Raven Sport Tour (Scout) Frame 461S05010
235257 - Nick Fletton(Ridgeback63)-Ilkeston Derbyshire-2016 Thorn Raven
235259 - Jean-Marc (j-ms)
235392 - Jean-Marc (j-ms)
246554 - George Hetrick - Texas, USA - 2018 Bilenky Midlands
251821 - Doug Jones (Oggi), Buxton Derbyshire, UK - 2018 Thorn Mercury
258093 - Richard Ingle - Jersey, Channel Islands - 2019 Matt Black Nomad MkII 620L - aka 'Shadow'
260398 - Janine Ingle - Jersey, Channel Islands - 2019 Tonka Yellow Nomad MkII 510M - aka 'Miss Sunshine'
278010 - Inbred (aka Peter W), England - 2020 Red Thorn Mercury 55L [Ownership transferred 03/2023 from John Ratsey, England]
287000 - Brian Davies - Seville, Spain 2019 Brompton - converted 2020 using a Kinetics kit
292263 - Tony Barnsley, Lancashire - 2020 Mild Steel Thorn Raven Twin Size #5
305233 - Gary C. - Bedfordshire, U.K. - Mercury bought new in 2020. Black hub and fork, Gunmetal frame.
307330 - John Ratsey, England - Birdy Rohloff
332562 - John Saxby - Ottawa, ON Canada - Thorn Mercury
350668 - Rafiki, Seville, Spain. 2023 Kinetics MTBrompton 20"
374664 - Energyman, England - R&M NEVO3 GT

[rafiki]

I sharply bend my knee, then swing my knee over the top tube in front of the saddle, thus do not have to lift leg over the saddle.

I'll try that, George, thank you. My back pain is progressively worsening. Fortunately I don't feel it at all once out riding.

[mickeg]

I sharply bend my knee, then swing my knee over the top tube in front of the saddle, thus do not have to lift leg over the saddle.

I'll try that, George, thank you. My back pain is progressively worsening. Fortunately I don't feel it at all once out riding.

It may help to get comfortable on one foot holding onto the bike with one or both brakes on, you are a tripod that way and very stable.  If you stand there for five or ten seconds, you get a better feel for it.  But I have seen people that see me do it, and they try to do it as fast as I do and they fall over, or bang their knee into the saddle or for some other reason screw it up.

As a kid I had a paper route.  Not sure if that term is used in countries other than USA, I delivered newspapers to peoples homes.  And I had an old single speed bike with giant wire baskets on back to haul the papers.  And with a bundle of papers stacked up on top of the rack, I could not swing my leg over it.  So, started using the knee over top tube method.  Have been doing that now for almost 60 years.