rholoff question

[crossy]

Would a Rholoff shifter fit on a North Road Handle bar they are 22.2mm diamater.

 

[MacB]

yes it would

 

[crossy]

Well that was a nice straight forward answer thank you.

 

[MacB]

Rohloff shifters only come to fit 22.2mm handlebars, the standard size for flat bars and most trekking style bars. If you have road handlebars, or larger trekking bars, 23.8mm I believe is the standard for those, then you need to use a workaround. A popular one is an extension at the end of a drop bar that basically adds on a section of 22.2mm bar to fit the shifter to. you can cut away a bit of the drops to do this or just fit to end, depending on preference. This official bit of kit is about £30-40 but you can make your own for less than a fiver...I did.

I can give details of 4 other workarounds to fit a 22.2mm twist shifter onto a bike with 23.8mm bars, but feel that might be overkill for your needs here

 

[crossy]

I've already got the Rohloff on butterfly bars but would like to try with North Road bars. If I don't get on with them I can always use it for an old Sturmey Archer 3 speed Hercules I've got.

 

[MacB]

Aha, seems familiar, I have the SRAM I-9 hub(twistshift only) and, en route to drop bars, moved from butterflies to Northroads, seeking to get the controls on the sides where I like to ride....good luck