FULDATAL, Germany – The founder of Rohloff GmbH and developer of the ‘Rohloff S-L-T 99’ derailleur bicycle chain and the Speedhub 14-speed IHG, Bernhard Rohloff, has died aged 73. It was thanks to his technical innovations that gearbox equipped bicycles were able to establish themselves in the field of sporting use.
(BRAIN) Bicycle technology innovator Bernhard Felix Rohloff, inventor of the Rohloff SPEEDHUB, died on May 19, according to the company he founded. Rohloff, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, was 73.Rohloff grew up in Kassel, Germany, and began a long technical career with an apprenticeship as an office machine mechanic at Olympia. In 1986, he founded Rohloff GmbH with