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MartinK



Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
If you really want a bombproof bike, I would definitely go for a bike with a Rohloff hub.
Lots of round-the-world cyclists use Rohloff. Lots of Tandem riders use Rohloff because they last better than Shimano/SRAM when 2 sets of legs are applying power...
I have 2 (one MTB and one Cyclocross bikes), and they really are awesome.
When Mark Beaumont cycled round the world... Rohloff (in a Kona frame) https://road.cc/content/news/144912-mark-b...rd-attempt
A few other options
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/bikes/thorn-gr...brand-new/
Handmade in Scotland!!! https://www.shandcycles.com/rohloff-bikes/
Just stunning - Ti frame with Rohloff https://www.vannicholas.com/touring-bikes/pioneer-rohloff
another option
https://planetary14bikes.co.uk/

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You will find chains last so much longer, replacing cassettes is a thing of the past, and the damage-prone derailleur is gone for good Smile
You can even dump the chain altogether - some manufacturers build belt-drive bikes!
Here's the one on my Ti (Van Nicholas mamtor) MTB:

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Had my first about 9 years now, still love it. Just an annual oil change and it's ready to go. I have Avid BB7 mechanical (the pic has an old Shimano caliper I have swapped) disks for simplicity/reliability. Chains last so much longer than a conventional derailleur... I have a specific KMC chain for Rohloff, with a rock-solid Middleburn Crank Set and Royce BB (Sq Taper)... all bombproof...
My Cyclocross (Kinesis Crosslight) also a 2nd hand Speedhub, got an awesome deal on an ebay bundle... again rock-solid. My go-to bike for covering distances on bumpy and tarmac roads... Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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Pat



Member Since: 05 Dec 2016
Location: Somewhere new!
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Thanks folks.

How naïve am I ……….……… bike tech really has moved on!


Enjoyed the tangents your recommendations led me down. Some great bikes and much room for thought, but also much above budget, and much above my needs, but then so is my Defender! It started with a kiss, never thought it would come to this.
SIII CSW Safari, limestone, (JAC 914N). Where is she now?

It's not a car, it's a way of life!
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