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Hi Brent, So far so good. I've done plenty of mud, plenty of very rocky trails (avoiding boulders!), and the bike has taken it all without fuss. The shorter cranks have reduced my pedal strikes too which is great (Hope 155mm). Converting to Rohloff is relatively straightforward i think, there's...

Only twice 😁 I’ve got the Delite Mountain Rohloff, I love it 👌

Not getting on with it?

I used Guido’s drop bracket (bike parts jantos .de) to achieve this:

Another one here with an R&M Delite Mountain Rohloff. So far so good. Ploughs through mud without clogging up the cassette and derailleur (as they aren't there!) and is generally at home wherever i have taken it. The only thing i miss from my Kenevo is the Ohlins coil shock, in every other...

Finally a bit more choice. I'm very happy with my Rohloff and i thought the Kindernay 14 was a great idea too, but anything which helps mountain bikers get away from derailleurs is a great thing i think. More choices, more riding!

The performance line bearings guy seems to suggest that the Bosch gen 4 is the best motor for UK conditions at the moment, compared to Yamaha and Shimano and Brose and earlier Bosch stuff. Fingers crossed eh?

Belt has been self cleaning in all the mud I have thrown at it so far - has worked better than I ever hoped it would. Definitely exceeded expectations.

Worked for me 😉👍

I converted mine on day 1 and had two flat tyres on day 2. The stock rim tape that comes on the Rodi Tryp35’s isn’t great. I took the tyres off again and redid the rim tape with my own gorilla tape and they’ve worked perfectly since. Done 110km in the first 5 days, almost all off road. The belt...

Mine is in customs as we speak, also expecting delivery early next week ?

To be fair I’m away for work for a lot of September and October anyway so apart from the coming bank holiday weekend I wouldn’t have had much use out of the bike until November. I was hoping to grab the odd hour or two between now and the to do some running in miles on the Rohloff to quieten it...

Bugger. Email from R&M this morning to say that my bike won’t be at my dealer next week (23rd Aug) - delayed to 18th October. ARGH!! Wish I hadn’t already sold my Kenevo now ☹ But I guess on the plus side if they do update the Delite for the 2022 model year I’ll get the “new” version.

The obvious alternative is the Nikolai EBOXX but it’s €9500 and there’s no UK dealer network or support. Hence my Delite Mountain Rohloff order (due for delivery next week!)