When I was in the process of buying my Trice Q I seriously considered having a Rohloff, but the price and the fact that I had to convert the gear shifters and so on myself made me skip the idea, which in hindsight is good, because then I would have had a real problem when converting my bike to an electric-assisted bike, because the electric motor is in the rear hub! The electric assist is a real blessing! I just turn on full power and the uphills are much easier