Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

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bluebikerider in reply to @tyeness

I'm guessing it's to keep the spoke lengths the same as the Rohloff.
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withered_preacher in reply to @tyeness

Victoire saw that customer comin' - all that extra cost just adds complexity and possible wheel compromise, not to mention it fucks up the aesthetics of one of the more beautiful and functional hubs out there.
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turnpedal in reply to @tyeness

I think they've done this so it's easy to remove the hub, as a service requires the hub being sent back to Taiwan, the bearings are pressed in with a 1 ton hydraulic press, so are not user serviceable.

Still probably easier to unbuild the wheel.