Konstantin Shemyak Wrote:
I have an oldish frame with horizontal dropouts, and I am considering
trying out a Rohloff hub for it. A non-OEM version is needed, one with
the lever going along the left chainstay.

Now, if I like the hub and decide to build a bike on a new frame,
it will be the frame with Rohloff-specific sliding dropouts. (I do
not want a chain tensioner, and horizontal dropouts are rarity
nowadays; also wheel removal is easier without the chainstay lever.)
Can the non-OEM hub be directly used in OEM dropouts?
If not, is the conversion as easy as changing some side plate?

Thanks in advance.

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Konstantin Shemyak
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You can swap the axle plate with no problem to convert to OEM
dropouts. Just be sure you can safely use a QR axle in your current
frame before ordering the hub. If it has thin stamped dropouts, you may
need to go with the threaded spindle, and then you would pretty much be
stuck with that if you put it in a new bike, because the axle is not
such an easy swap.
I'm currently putting one in a recumbent with forged (Thick)
horizontal dropouts and I don't anticipate problems with the QR,
particularly because the original wheel was quick release and I had no
issues with it.
Dan


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Dan Burkhart