New Rene Herse Nivex Derailleur

[Gwerziou]

I've been turning over the idea of having Curtlo build up a frame for this rear derailleur - just use a standard front one though, as the RH front concept doesn't appeal.

Disc brakes - the Growtac discs look like the first mechanical discs that really do appeal to me. That way no hydraulics to hassle with. They work great and I have a high-zoot bike with them, but I am my own mechanic and I just don't enjoy working on them.

Does the Nivex work on a disc-brake frame?

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by Gwerziou

Does the Nivex work on a disc-brake frame?

There's nothing about the Nivex derailleur that would interfere with using (mechanical) disc brakes. That's assuming the the frame has the required Nivex specific frame fitting to mount the derailleur. The disc brake (and its frame accommodation) are all on the other side of the frame from the derailleur, and the Nivex and disc brake cable routing should also not interfere with each other. Although the cable routing under/through the BB is going get quite busy, with 4 separate cables - one for the rear brake, one for the front derailleur, and 2 for the rear derailleur.

[Gwerziou]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

There's nothing about the Nivex derailleur that would interfere with using (mechanical) disc brakes. That's assuming the the frame has the required Nivex specific frame fitting to mount the derailleur. The disc brake (and its frame accommodation) are all on the other side of the frame from the derailleur, and the Nivex and disc brake cable routing should also not interfere with each other. Although the cable routing under/through the BB is going get quite busy, with 4 separate cables - one for the rear brake, one for the front derailleur, and 2 for the rear derailleur.

I'm thinking that the front der. cable might need to take a top route, maybe with a pulley.

[Hba7]

Originally Posted by maschine

Thought this might be of interest to some folks here. Rene Herse Cycles just launched a new chainstay-mounted derailleur (up to 12-speed-compatible) that uses separate cables for shifting up and down, the updated Nivex. Priced at a cool $729. Anyone planning to build a bike around one of these?



More details here: https://bikepacking.com/news/rene-he...ex-derailleur/

Does anyone have further details on who in Taiwan, a resident German, developed the ‘Rene Herse’ Nivex derailleur? Is this the same guy who engineers some components for Grand Bois?