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Given a totally free choice, I'd love to try building up a racing frame with a modern hub gear. All those moving parts exposed to road grime, gone.
by yodelshady 5y ago
Given a totally free choice, I'd love to try building up a racing frame with a modern hub gear. All those moving parts exposed to road grime, gone.
- nradov 5y agoWell you can do it if you have the money. They're slightly less efficient than a regular cassette and derailleur, but if you're not racing it probably doesn't make much difference. https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/speedhub
- usrusr 5y agoThe gravel sub-genre has spawned a few frames built for the Pinion drive gearing solution (located in the bottom breaker area, like a central ebike motor, started by car gearbox engineers). Arguably that could be considered the next level of hub gears.