Talk:Rohloff Speedhub

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[edit] Two-wheeled Porsche

This is like the Ferrari of bicycle trannyes. It makes no sense to apply it to a regular bike. For everyday use Inter-M triple, Alfine or Sachs-SRAM will do fine and about 5-10x cheaper. This should be clearly speeled out in the article. 91.83.17.232 (talk) 22:09, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

I use the Rohloff Speedhub on my regular bike. Of course I don't really need it but the wide gear range is nice to have. Also the Shimano Alfine wasn't on market two years ago. But while a Rohloff Speedhub is more expansive than the Shimano an SRAM products it far less expansive than a Porsche or even a Ferrari. One could view the purchase of a Rohloff product as a counter measure to monopolies, too. --mms (talk) 12:33, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't really the place for making judgements on what is a 'regular' bike, or what 'everyday use' is. I use the full 526% range of my Rohloff almost every day for towing trailers, hauling kit and coping with loose surfaces on steep hills. If I lost the Rohloff, I would have to go back to a triple chainring derailleur setup. The 300% or so range offered by other hubs just doesn't do the job for me.Nick1961 (talk) 08:36, 4 April 2008 (UTC)