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Was just riding along™ and went down a hill, applied the brakes and heard a loud crack.
20" wheel on an urban arrow cargo bike (loaded with 40kg). Wasn't going at a crazy speed at all.
And was this the hubs maiden voyage? How old is it? I imagine it has been subjected to a lot of use and abuse in its life. If not could be a faulty part.
Have seen a couple Rohloff flange breaks on those bikes as well.
MCamb-
Have seen a couple Rohloff flange breaks on those bikes as well.
First crack is the hub breaking, second crack is the owner fainting when they see their totalled Rohloff hub.
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And was this the hubs maiden voyage? How old is it? I imagine it has been subjected to a lot of use and abuse in its life. If not could be a faulty part.
Certainly not. I don't have a mileage guesstimate but it'll be a few thousand miles for sure.
Thankfully the rohloff is OK. For now.
Leshaches
Calumonwheels
What do we reckon went wrong here, squad?
Was just riding along™ and went down a hill, applied the brakes and heard a loud crack.
20" wheel on an urban arrow cargo bike (loaded with 40kg). Wasn't going at a crazy speed at all.
I mean my best guess is that these hubs just aren't rated for this kind of load especially with how the flange seems to have sheared off the rotor side.