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Quit and Go - Disc prolapse on the long time bike tour- what happened next?

The diganosis was a shock. So Fabians backache rooted from very serious cause and on the route we stood just before the crossing of our first pass- the Pyrenees.

 

VAEGABOND - This was our 2021

We're always stunned by how fast time passes... Swoosh, another year has passed and we've now been on the way with our bikes for 2,5 years. It's time for a little summary of our highlights of this year: By the time of the year…

 

Quit and Go - 7 months, 7 countries, 7000km

… and we're still going. And we love it.

 

VAEGABOND - Mountain and valley cycling in country #18 - Armenia

New month, new country - Armenia! But first a little story about how we got there: Just before the georgian-armenian broder we met our french bike friend Thibaut, who is on a tour with his folding bike to Asia. We wanted to cycle…

 

Supercharged to the north cape

Roadtrip with expedition vehicle and e bike

 

VAEGABOND - The hardest stage on 2 years of traveling the world!

During our time in Georgia we have already seen some really beautiful corners and explored the High Caucasus. So now we wanted to cycle through the small Caucasus. We've definitley already been over worse streets, that didn't even…

 

From south spain to Germany by pedelec

In May 2021 I got back on my saddle in the spanish Andalusia after the winter break because of the pandemic and „surfed“ on the lockdown opening wave almost 3.500 kilometers from the Atlantik to the Rhine. By pedelec. Alone. This…

 

VAEGABOND - Most dangerous road in the world

It has already been a lot going on again in the past couple of weeks. In Kazbegi near the russian border we actually went hiking for once. But it was worth it and it wasn't even that bad ;) We went to the Gergeti Trinity Church,…

 

Introducing ‘Jongerius’ Rohloff Premium Beltdrive

The Jongerius Rohloff Premium Beltdrive combines a unique, sturdy frame with a Rohloff SPEEDHUB and other top-level components, such as a Gates Beltdrive and SON lighting, creating a perfect bicycle for cycling holidays, weekend…

 

VAEGABOND - Georgia – a fascinating country

We're now on our way for almost 2 years with our bikes and Georgia is the 17th country on our world tour. To be honest... Georgia impressed us so much, that it's almost become our favourite traveling country so far. Even though…

 

Minimum Primary Transmisison Factors (eBike Applications)

Revised primary transmission factors for eBike applications: The SPEEDHUB is an incredibly robust bicycle transmission. Although not initially designed with the eBike market in mind, the SPEEDHUB has proven itself more than…

 

Tandem use of A12, XL and XXL SPEEDHUB units

All A12 hubs and XL/XXL Fatbike hubs now finally authorized for tandem use! Its taken a while but Rohloff are now extremely pleased to announce that all A12 SPEEDHUB versions and all XL and XXL Fatbike SPEEDHUB versions…

 

Crazy – On the Everest with the Speedhub

The biggest challenge was the middle part, in the early morning hours after a driven through night. I was already tired. And an unbelievably long route was still ahead of me: 10 more rises and with that another 12h of cycling...

 

VAEGABOND - Hot springs & the high Caucasus

Wir haben die Türkei verlassen und sind mittlerweile schon im Land #17 – in Georgien. Schon allein der Grenzübergang war ein klein wenig abenteuerlich. Unseren vorletzten Abend in der Türkei verbrachten wir bei Murat, der in der…

 

Quit and Go - The first 2000km have been cycled

and we still don’t have enough…

 

VAEGABOND - Drone gone & unexpected hospitality

Crazy how much there is to experience in 4 weeks! Our path led us to the paradise of Gaziantep. If you ask a Turk, where you should definitely experience the local dishes, in 90% of the cases, the answer will be – you'll have to…

 

VAEGABOND - Good news & and a catastrophe

We're rolling again!!! Finally back in the saddle and cycling through beautiful landscapes! First of all we went back to Cappadocia, were we explored the underground city in Kaymakli. Even though Turkey had issued a hard lockdown,…

 
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Minimum Primary Transmission factor amendment – 13t & 14t Sprockets

13 tooth sprockets were initially introduced by Rohloff to enable owners of small-wheeled bicycles, to enjoy SPEEDHUB use with a full, useable gear range. These sprockets were never intended for use on regular bicycles. Where…