Eccentric Bottom Bracket - Rohloff Gates SPEEDHUB 500/14 Manuel D'utilisation

Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 belt lines
Model OLD
500/14 135
500/14 142
500/14 148
XL 500/14 170
XL 500/14 177
XXL 500/14 190
Mounting the Front Sprocket at the crank adapter
XXL 500/14 197
The sprocket is put over the crank arm and affixed with the sprocket bolts (which were
*Tolerance of all dimensions +/- 1mm
included with your crankset). As shown in illustration 1, the flange of the sprocket is tur-
ned outward. To guarantee proper operation of the Gates Carbon Drive System, both
sprockets need to be exactly aligned with each other (illustrations 2 and 3). The belt align-
ment cannot be adjusted on the rear sprocket of the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14. Therefore,

Eccentric bottom bracket

you can only adjust it with the position of the front sprocket. Reasons the front sprocket
may not align with the rear sprocket are: manufacturing tolerances of the components,
As already mentioned, it is possible that your bicycle or bicycle frame is
weld warpage on the frame, cranks from different manufacturers, different inner bea-
equipped with an eccentric bottom bracket for tensioning the belt. In this
rings. The included shim rings have been designed to facilitate this adjustment. For some
case, it may be possible to adjust the belt alignment of the front sprockets
bottom brackets it is possible to adjust the alignment with shim rings (illustration 4). Ple-
by moving the eccentric bottom bracket housing laterally. Please follow
ase note the mounting instructions from the particular bottom bracket manufacturer.
the mounting instructions of your particular bicycle or frame manufacturer.
Belt line*
55
55
52
mounting
73
73
73
73
mounting
Illustration 1:
Mounting the front
sprocket
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