No, it doesn't have a hub brake. I think the full Rohloff assembly is around 200 g heavier than an equivalent derailleur set up, which doesn't sound much, but obviously more weight would be concentrated in the hub. Cheers Mark ________________________________ From: Torben Scheel [mailto:torben@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 03 August 2010 13:06 To: Boyd, Mark Subject: RE: [python] Hub gears I think it's an excellent idea - the rohloff doesn't have hubbrake, does it? The weight of the hub can't be significantly higher than dual chain wheels, 8-9 speed casette, front and rear derailleurs, extra chain length and so forth. An adjustable framelink are great, but not so much because of the gearing system. cheers, Torben > //-------------- Original Message: -------------- > Hi Everyone > > A friend of mine has a Rohloff speed hub that I am thinking of buying > for my python project. If I include an eccentric bottom bracket, it > shouldn't need any other chain tensioning device, and may even work with > a chain case. This should make for a very tidy drive train. > > Other than the silly price tag that this would come with, can anyone > think of a reason why this wouldn't work? In particular, although I am > prepared for the inevitable bruising that learning to ride will bring, > do you think that having such a heavy hub will increase wheel flop and > so make the learning process even harder? If so, would you advise, say, > adjusting the steering head angle and if so to what? > > Thanks in anticipation. > > Mark > > > > ============================================================ > > This is the Python Mailinglist > > //www.freelists.org/list/python > > Listmaster: Jürgen Mages jmages@xxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an empty mail to > python-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field. > > ============================================================ > >