Rohloff E-14 SPEEDHUB 500/14 Notice Originale page 45

45 Shifting gears with the Rohloff E-14 gear-mech
ATTENTION
Changing gear with the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 with pressure on the pedals is not
necessary when being used appropriately. However due to the robust construction of
the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 changing gear under pressure is possible and is not
harmful to the hub. It is however possible that when changing gears under high pres-
sure the hub could accidentally fall into a neutral gear, this is due to the coupling ele-
ments not seating correctly into the next elements and therefore rebounding back. If
this occurs the rider could lose balance and crash. Changing gears under high pres-
sure is at the riders own risk.
- optimal is a crank rotation of 50 – 80
- avoiding high loads on the cranks during shifting
- timely downshifting, e.g. before uphill gradients
Particulars:
If changing up and down slowly or under high pressure between the gears #7 and #8,
it is possible to fall momentarily into gear #11 or #14.