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Building a cost-effective Rohloff-equipped bike in the US in 2026?
Hey all. I've been rolling on a Rohloff since around 2017. Started it on a Soma Wolverine frameset, but moved it to another frameset later on.
With Salsa bikes no longer supporting Rohloff axle plates as of Alternator 2.0, I am wondering....if I wanted to build up a rohloff rig for my wife, what AFFORDABLE, mass production framesets are still rohloff-compatible without needing the chain tensioner? Maybe one or two Surly's? Some Somas?
And with Cyclemonkey gone, is there another source for the Monkeybone? Or do we need to use Rohloff's ugly tension arm?
I don't even know what Through Axle is, but I guess that's another layer to learn. I built my bike on quick release but apparently that's obsolete now lol.
u/ActuallyFullOfShit — 9 days ago