On page 69 in the Sept.-Oct. 2010 issue of Aktiv-Radfahren magazine, there is a comparison between the weights of Shimano's Alfine 11-speed hub and the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14. In this article it is said that the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub would be 250g lighter than the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14. This is incorrect! The difference in official weights is accountable to different methods of weighing. If the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 be put on the scales and weighed identically to the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub (see photo to the right) the SPEEDHUB 500/14 would only weigh approx. 1545g.

In other words, if teh weighing methods were identical between both products, the article would have read "The SPEEDHUB 500/14 is 100g lighter than the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub". Additionally the weight of the Shimano Alfine 11-speed hub was stated wrongly in the article with 1590g. Here it should be better to stick to the specifications of the manufacturer with approx. 1650g.

Link to weight comparison SPEEDHUB vs. Alfine 11-gear (SG-S700)

Link to rectification in Aktiv Radfahren