Inside a Rohloff internal hub gear

An animated exploded view of a Rohloff hubs internals. sjscycles.com

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Sports

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• Rohloff
• bike
• cycle
• hub
• gears
• internal
• inside
• biking

[ZXR750Froggy]

Nice to see whats on the inside of this amazing piece of kit (the best invention for a bike since the wheel!).

I sincerely hope I never see the inside of my own Rohloff speedhub though!

[BlenderFreak777]

...to drive again lol

[9w2xyz]

how does this compare to a NuVincci? Anyone know? I am new to this....

[harshbarj]

@ripflick , You do, on average once a year is best. That said I have gone up to 3 years with no maintenance on a hub before it was clearly time.

[GTAstuntking]

Ther is missing a gear

[ripflick]

So now that the gears in the hub are protected from dirt and stuff. Do you ever have to lube it?

[215alessio]

Is it better as the old Strumery Archer hub? I know those lasted 20 to 25 years, but when you didn't tune the cable right it may cost your nuts into the frame

and another fail they had was that they had only 3 gears the 1 st and second were too light and the 3 rd was too heavy.

The hub added also alot of weight to the bike

[Stadtpark90]

@obaidCarkey

I haven't changed oil yet - but I know I should: Rohloff says one time per year or one time every 5000 km, whichever comes first.

I haven't had a malfunction and I can't tell if it would work more quietly or with less friction if I had the oil renewed. But most time I feel my bike getting "slow" it's because my tires need air. And sometimes the chain needs cleaning and a little oil. Although on my new bike (since 2009) I use a Gates Carbon Drive instead of a chain.

[stephmc111]

now combine that with an electric hub motor,

[ilikeponie]

Cyclist for life!

[huoletonpoika]

I´m curious to see some test results about power loss. With internal hub gear solution all gears are in motion all the time increasing friction and heat.

Not the place where the motion energy should go.

I havent seen this product used in road racing cycles,

probably because its relatively heavy also.

I do like the idea of service free hub. It doesnt also surprise me that its made in Germany. Technical, reliable, hygienic. Same reasons why I drive a German made car.