Just exactly how long does it take to get a Schlumpf hub repaired?
Wow, I think this is the longest that I’ve ever seen my all-time-favorite thread go without a post to bump it up to at least the top 10 pages of RSU. Are you people losing interest or just too busy riding your Schlumpf to post?
I saw some very alarming rage thread about someone like Bronson Silva (built my geared KH36, a great guy to work with) getting Florian’s blessing to crack-it-open and repair a malfunctioning Schlumpf hub stateside. Until that sort of solution is a reality, us mechanically-challanged owners are left with no choice but to keep our Nimbus “Disc” Impulse (a pretty sweet 36er in it’s own regard) on hand for when the (inevitable?) malfunction happens. I have already committed to several distance events that require I keep at least one of my two 36ers in running condition.
I’m tracking John Foss’s repair timeline to see what I might expect when (God forbid) it’s my turn. Super nice of Bronson to loan John a hub while he waits. Me, I’ll probably just be waiting.
I’m looking forward to reading the full report (Hub broke on this date, I emailed Florian on this date, tore down my wheel and shipped my hub on this date, got a response to my email on this date, and got my “repaired” hub on this date) from John.
For those without access to the news link: Starting this year, the Schlumpf “Mountain Drive” gears will be assembled and later also manufactured in Germany by Haberstock Mobility.
I understand this news is not exactly Unicycle-Hub-Specific but it makes me wonder what to expect for us going forward.