Were you not supposed to have cut another section out to make it 4 sections trims across from one another for balance. It looks like you only cut 2 on one side. Leaving only the damaged one on the opposite side.

whats the name of the white plastic nut that the impeller connects to please? the nut is shown at 3:07 on the video

Rohloff is very accommodating when it comes to complaints, especially if there was a mistake in the production of the gearbox. In this case it wouldn't have cost much money. In such a case, you send the thing in. Rohloff attaches great importance to quality and its name for it. If you buy a Rohloff and there is actually a factory defect in the gearbox, then you will probably get a free replacement, especially after only 17000km and 3,5Years.

DON'T use lithium grease for the internal hub, use PTFE grease instead if you must go with something else. Offers less resistance than lithium grease.

What do you recommend for cleaning the whole assembly before re-greasing it?

I love your reaction at the end. Going to try this with my mower. Thank you

Use marine Grease it is the best

How is the impeller held into the shaft?

That's quite annoying. German engineering for you. Not good!

If you fit tubeless tyres and keep your chain clean, you will not have to remove the wheel more than once every few years to replacr the rotor, the pads can be replaced by simply removing the brake calliper, sometimes you can unscreew the side bolts and fit the calliper back with no alligment, free tip ;) p.s that is one dirty bike!

How can you ride a bike as filthy as this???? I have bikes with more miles than this that look NEW!

8-year-old video, but handy info, so thanks, I'm building a 2024 version with a belt drive and will be sure to add an extra connector to avoid that problem.

On the top of his phone you can see his preference in women 😅

That is one utterly filthy bicycle! It gets _ridden_ ! I love it!

Does your commute include a swamp?

You wait until the main bearing on the drive side gets rusty, and the whole hub is unserviceable !

I can not find a single word about how to replace the bearings in the cup and cone on the NDS!? Can they be serviced?

Is it worth buying used Alfine 11 bicycle and how to know if parts inside are not worn out?

That is a fabulous clip, thank you!! Great memories 🤗🤗

Hi Simon, After 20,000 km I planned to replace the cock, chain and chainring. After receiving all the spares, I was lazy and decide to tap the last bit off life out of the parts. When I heard a new noise I decide it is time to replace the parts. All easy to do, but shock and horror, the noise remained. It sounds like an additional clutch, but I suspect it is on the input drive as the sound remains the same in all the gears. Do you have any idea what this can be? Cheers

Awesome work!

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How is your Rohloff about 4 years after your repair? Is it still working? How many miles did use it since the repair?

Good lord, man! You are a full on fabricator! Your middle name must be Davros.

Thanks for sharing this, Simon. I've been fascinated with this device since I first saw it years ago. Amazing engineering in a compact space, much like a mechanical watch. ❤

I wouldn't be happy if mine died that fast, either. My Speedhub has had close to 49K miles on it over the past 8 years and is still riding happily daily. I've had a 1000W mid-drive on the bike, ride the bike heavily loaded, pull a single-wheel trailer, and live about 50 miles from the peak of 14441-foot Mount Rainer. So they aren't light fluffy miles. It's different from when it was brand new out of the box but has yet to have any glitches. Knock on wood. I've changed the oil yearly and had it pulled apart and thoroughly cleaned twice in 8 years. I would appreciate it if Rohloff had some service reps strategically located worldwide. I only own a single bike at a time and don't want to be grounded for a month or more. In the early 80s, I was living in Germany and bought a Saab 900T, one of the most fun cars to drive I have owned. To change the front brake pads, you needed a unique tool that Saab wouldn't sell to the public; it pissed me off. I was going through brake pads pretty fast over there, so I ended up _borrowing_ one of their brake tools. I hope you're still riding safe. - photos.app.goo.gl/ADgC6oyPM2gyrCq27

Thanks for video ! If you take the bikes off, do the doors fully open then?

Never underestimate a man in his shed!

I loved you video, really struggled to pick up on your incompetence, stripping down a Rohloff hub was a brave move, but you obviously knew what you were doing, the fact that you were able to highlight a defective hub is what Rohloff was what made them somewhat grimes and thus, very weakly, went for the incompetence chat. Though I do love the Rohloff hub, you have earned my utmost respect. GREAT VIDEO, clear concise and expertly delivered the information. You’ve just made me wear a big smile telling Rolhoff what the need to hear but find hard in accepting. If I were them I would replace your hub with a new on and thank you for highlighting a potential fault. You cannot claim superiority in a market if you are not willing to concede that there maybe the occasional mishap or fault. They charge a premium price, so back it up with a premium after sales service. Just a thought hey, but thank you again. 👍🚲🐻👍👍👍

Rol off, all fine!

Great conveniences are paid with great inconveniences.

Beautiful cat.

Good day, please it skips the 4th stage, what could be the problem? Thank you

less hands

Thank you 👏👏

If you look at the 3:43 mark (where you show the debris left from that spacer) you can also see the shiny inner part of the big gear is not level with the rest because it can move a bit. (in the still picture a few seconds earlier it is level) The spacer that sits on top of those 2 combined parts has to deal with that uneven level. On a good working more recent hub I noticed this is similar and the spacer was a bit deformed. The outer edge was bend a bit downwards. Perhaps the reason for your spacer to break was indeed just the little defect as you mentioned, but having a spacer deform a because of the uneven area it sits on might have accelerated this problem.

anyone know if we can replace the snap ring with the more practical kind with holes for a tool to stretch ? thats the problem i had installing the rest of the shifter was figuring out that needed to be lower.. and using a screwdriver to press down the belt cog more in a prying way

Thank you for sharing! I have a Honda FZCZ with a similar carburetor and linkage arm. A question. At 09:16 which part has the return spring? On mine it just moves freely back and forth. The motor starts and keeps running on full throttle and I can’t even pull the arm back to idle position. When you push the arm, on mine, it would be idling. When you release it, on mine, it’s full throttle. Is it the same on yours? If so, how is the motor supposed to idle in relaxed state and only throttle up when you press the actual throttle? On a weed wacker etc there are a return spring on the carb slide where the cable is attached on the top. That return spring ensures the engine returns to idle. That return spring function seems to be missing. Does it make any sense to you?? Thank you

Exact same problem, exact same fix, working great. Cheers.

Can you go belt drive with them Alfine 11 di2 hubs?

Doesn't make much sense that Rohloff won't sell the parts needed for repairs. There are many competent mechanics out there who can do their own repair work, so it doesn't make logical sense...

Did someone try a Lemo connector bridge outside the motor unit?

Has Shimano fixed that connector unit? Or is is still made for replacement once you remove the rear wheel?

Your impeller came off really easily. What do you do if the impeller will not come off?

Rohloff should have just replaced the hub and avoid all this bad publicity.

Seems like the crank is the best place to stash 11 internal hubs gears, which is going to require a new frame design.

I think this was the video that I watched some years ago that I mentioned on my site that confirms my experiences. Found it again and added a link to your video. I don't clean my chains either any more, for at least 10 years. My chain life numbers are a lot lower for 9 speed chains, but the speed at which one rides is a large factor in that and winter periods with salt on the roads quickly kill chains. Btw. at 9:00 your average is 1807 km from the numbers on your list not 1784. I deduced that you likely swapped 2 digits in one of the numbers you wrote down or the number you used to calculate the average: The number 1549 should be 1459 or you typed 1459 (in the calculator) when it should be 1549 as with 1459 it comes to an average of 1784.

The number on your hub, is the number on assembly line . IN YEAR 2000 I purchased mine. # 3442 . I sent my hub to have maintenance due to never oiling the seal and never changing oil. Nothing wrong with my hub , still works today. I would say I never regret it . Maybe the assembly line has changed.

If rohloff robs you from so much energy, it should be perfect training till you ready for your derailleur bike, you can win races

could it be a derailleur is harder on the chain? good info though well done