The Bicycle gear hub Speedhub 500/14, has remained the main product of the Rohloff AG for since its introduction over 10 years ago. In this film we wish to give you an insight into the production process of this unique cycle component. The SPEEDHUB 500/14 was designed for use by both Professionals and leisure cyclists and offers the user 14 real speeds which creates a gear range to cope with all riding conditions.
Overpriced products like this are one of the reasons that a lot of people don't use bikes, and still use cars, because simple items like tyres cost almost as much for bikes as they do for cars - my car tyres cost £30 each, a bike tyre can easily cost £20, for about a twentieth of the material, and way less R&D and technology.
There's nothing wrong with derailleurs anyway, dirt cheap (if you want cheap ones), reliable, easy to fix, easy to adjust, you can buy a new one if your old breaks, etc.
packoftwenty 1 month ago
This hub is one of the best examples of rip off cycling - it's £1,000! I can buy several high quality bikes for that amount of money. I can buy a good quality second hand car, in fact TWO perfectly good secondhand cars, for £1,000. It's an absolute rip off, and ridiculously expensive. Even the NuVinci hub gear is only £360, and offers infinite gears and a 360% gear range. Rohloff should have designed it better, or used robots to manufacture it, etc.etc.
packoftwenty 1 month ago
Wow, never thought i'd call a German accent sexy, but the voiceover lady is great.
TheAegisClaw 3 months ago in playlist More videos from rohloffrabe
It is much simpler to use Vedeneev's Variator gear set. It is CVT with fantastic properties, ideal for bikes
minorlogic 5 months ago
You're the Boss Rohloff ;) incredibly amazing
QeXeQ 5 months ago
This+hammerschmidt=Ultimate DH gearset
JavaMon94 6 months ago
14 speed? quality product right here!
Red0White0Army 7 months ago