[Closed] Rohloff on drops?

Should be cheaper than the other option.
[url= http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gilles-berthoud-gilles-berthoud-twister-for-rohloff-hubs-silver-prod27131/ ]£104 for a shifter[/url].

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What has Mr Shand used on his monstercross then?

Nothing I recognise.

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ragley luxy

http://www.co-motion.com/index.php/product/rohloff-shifter ??
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That one's around £150 😯

Hmm, I opened this thread thinking the o/p might have been asking how durable a rohloff was for hucking ...

why not just put the shifter on the end of the drop? like where a bar end shifter goes?

Hmm, I opened this thread thinking the o/p might have been asking how durable a rohloff was for hucking

The answer is 'not very' a few of the FOD boys tried them years back due being sick or ripping off rear mechs, sadly the hub internals don't like being landed on repeatedly from a great height.

Yup, we spec the Co-Motion shifter on our drop bar bikes. We also do the Gilles Berthoud shifter (the shiny silver one above) but it's not available in the more modern 31.8 clamp diameter so bar (and stem) choices are a little limited.

Ton, while the shifter on the end of the bar is ok, the twin cables coming from the shifter can really get in the way. I much prefer it up top.

This is the other way I've done it:

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleologist/4729750087/ ]Rohloff stem mount shifter for drop bars[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/cycleologist/ ]Ben Cooper[/url], on Flickr

Quick to reach with either hand.

And this is the way Ive done it
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The co-motion wins :0)

I like how some of these shifters are mounted.
an old guy I rode with would never change from down tube shifters. when asked why, he said reaching down for the shifters stopped him get stiff and uncomfy on the bars.
good idea I reckon, to have your shifter somewhere else.

I've also experimented with the system that Ben has posted, as I have SLX m665 levers with very short blades. It works well, although difficult to shift when a big down pour of rain…but I've found it difficult to shift with the shifter in those conditions regardless.

have built a bike using the co-motion in the past and it works brilliantly.

The gilles bertoud was not the best option but still better than a rohloff original