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I have an alfine 8 on my bullitt, it works perfectly and has done on the 4 or 5 other bikes it's been on over the years, but I'd love to get a rohloff, is it worth the £1k you'd end up spending to upgrade?
M_A_X-
This was asked up thread and a few people other than me answered.. I can only speak from experience.. which is going from maintaining a fleet of cargo bikes with Nuvinci, to then upgrading them and getting all subsequent bikes with Rohloff. In that instance on commercially used bikes that get used and abused daily, often exceeding their load limits, it was 100% essential and worth it. Even if you aren’t an extreme user they’re still excellent value for money, just really well made components which are reliable asf. The way they hook up to the gear cabling is very easy and painless when you need to detach to work on the wheel or hub compared to others I’ve used. They roll really nicely too.
I also like how there is no flange offset so they build into nice n strong symmetrical wheels. But that’s not unique for Rohloff just another little +
The Nuvinci just weren’t up to the abuse and were breaking (either terminally or fixable- still annoying and caused operational issues) at an unmanageable rate. I dread to think what it would be like now with a fleet 5x the size, and often pulling much heavier loads when you add the trailer into the mix. Would be a nightmare.
I think it’s worth it, you just don’t have to spend that kind of money on it if you already have something that works, if that makes sense!
MCamb
Yes, you got the Rohloff!