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Tom Ace Wrote: Jasper Janssen wrote: So why can all the other gearhubs make do with a simple keyed washer to prevent the axle from rotating? With its wide range, the Speedhub needs more torque support than other internal gear hubs do. In first gear, the Speedhub drives the rear wheel with 3.6 times the input torque at the sprocket. Thus the torque arm supplies a torque of 3.6 - 1, or 2.6 times the input torque. Compare that to a Shimano Nexus 8, whose first gear drives the wheel with 1.9 times the input torque. The axle needs to be held with a torque of 1.9 - 1 = 0.9 times the input torque. Even so, the length of the Rohloff arm may well be overkill. Tom Ace The torque transmitted to the axle shaft is inversely proportional with respect to the input torque as it is to the hub shell. While input torque is multiplied to the hub shell most in the lowest gear, it is multiplied most to the axle shaft in the highest gear. Dan -- Dan Burkhart |
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Per Chachi:
Is it wise to use the Rohloff OEM2 axle plate in lieu of the torque arm on this frame? http://www.rohloffusa.com/frame.htm + "Products" + "Speedhub 500/14" + "SpeedBone" (or) "Axle plates/torque arms" -- PeteCresswell |
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Dan Burkhart wrote:
The torque transmitted to the axle shaft is inversely proportional with respect to the input torque as it is to the hub shell. While input torque is multiplied to the hub shell most in the lowest gear, it is multiplied most to the axle shaft in the highest gear. I don't follow what you're saying. I gave the examples I did (lowest gear) because they required the greatest torque support at the axle. In its highest gear, the Nexus 8 steps torque down to 0.6x the input torque. The axle needs to be held fixed with a torque of (0.6-1) or -0.4 times the input torque. Tom Ace |
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Chachi wrote:
I can understand that answer, thank you. I'm also hoping that someone with specific knowledge about the Speedhub will answer the following... The bike I just built up is a Surly Karate Monkey with horizontal dropouts and International Standard disk brake mounts. I think the currently installed torque arm is fugly. Is it wise to use the Rohloff OEM2 axle plate in lieu of the torque arm on this frame? I'm not so much concerned about the disk brake mount since the bike is built like a tank and meets the Rohloff stated requirements. I'm more concerned about the horizontal dropouts. You're right to be concerned about the horizontal fork ends, because depending on where you set the axle, the distance from the axle to the disc brake mount will vary. The OEM2 mount is intended for use with vertical dropouts, where there's a fixed distance betwixt the axle and the lower disc mount. This might work, but would probably limit your usable range of axle positions in the fork ends. Are the direction and magnitudes of the forces so significant that the torque might move the axle in the dropout? Not likely. Which direction might the axle move, forward or back? The axle's torque varies in direction, going one way in high gear and the other way in low gear. I don't see how the axle could actually move back, though due to the chain tension. The risk is that the axle could _rotate_ causing the axle nuts to loosen up, if the OEM2 axle plate doesn't have a snug grip. The hub I have is a "TS" or Touring Special with solid axle and nuts (no quick release). Dan Burkhart wrote: The torque transmitted to the axle shaft is inversely proportional with respect to the input torque as it is to the hub shell. While input torque is multiplied to the hub shell most in the lowest gear, it is multiplied most to the axle shaft in the highest gear. That's true of hubs such as the SRAM that have direct drive in the middle of the range. It's not true of the Rohloff, though. With the Rohloff, direct drive is 11th out of 14 gears. Top gear is 1.467:1, while bottom gear is .279:1, a much larger gear ratio. See: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/internal Sheldon "Rohloff" Brown +---------------------------------------------------+ | If you oppose making marriage legally available | | to all adults, you are promoting promiscuity. | +---------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Sheldon Brown quoted Dan Burkhart and added:
The torque transmitted to the axle shaft is inversely proportional with respect to the input torque as it is to the hub shell. While input torque is multiplied to the hub shell most in the lowest gear, it is multiplied most to the axle shaft in the highest gear. That's true of hubs such as the SRAM that have direct drive in the middle of the range. I disagree. In this thread, I showed the math (giving just a few significant figures, to keep the numbers simple) for the Nexus 8. The situation is similar with the SRAM 7 speed hubs: the axle needs the most torque support in the lowest gear, not the highest. Dan and/or Sheldon: please show the math to support your claim. Tom Ace |
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