Installed a Rohloff Speedhub 14, IGH on my mid-drive Luna Z1 Ultra Mag

[Chazmo]

Realize your conversion is a few years old, @Tom@WashDC but that is a slick bike. Cheers.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Hey Tom
See if you can post a Pic of the tensioner... I'm curious about chain legnth and I'd like to see how much the tensioner is preloaded at rest.
I'm not having any issues, but when I look at mine the chain looks to be a few links to long as the tensioner is almost at full rest. I've tested the rear triangle movement full swing up and down and the chain tensioner barely moves, so I'm pretty sure I can shorten the chain without issue. I have over 7000mi on my e8 chain and it's looking like it's near 0.75 now. I figured if I was going to experiment with legnth, probably best to do it with this chain instead of the new one.

 

[Tom@WashDC]

Hey Tom
See if you can post a Pic of the tensioner... I'm curious about chain legnth and I'd like to see how much the tensioner is preloaded at rest.
I'm not having any issues, but when I look at mine the chain looks to be a few links to long as the tensioner is almost at full rest. I've tested the rear triangle movement full swing up and down and the chain tensioner barely moves, so I'm pretty sure I can shorten the chain without issue. I have over 7000mi on my e8 chain and it's looking like it's near 0.75 now. I figured if I was going to experiment with legnth, probably best to do it with this chain instead of the new one.

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Here you go Gionnirocket - I keep my tension tight else I lose the chain occaisionally on a hard bounce or jump.

The Rohloff is amazing. If I were still riding a derailleur system, for the type of riding I do, I would have replaced three chains, three rear cog sets, and at least one derailleur by now.

Nice looking frame. Is it powder coated?