zigzag
Veteran
I think I'd give serious thought to a Rohloff if I was getting into audaxing mainly around cost and reliability. Expensive as the Rohloff is I'd imagine a serious mile muncher would soon pile up the costs on the consumables like chains, rings, cassettes, etc.
chains, sprockets and chainrings wear out on rohloff'ed bike as well - they are consumables. i clock 6-7000 miles a year between the two bikes. i replace 2-3 chains (3x£10), maybe one chainring (£20) in that time. cassettes are still good, shifting is perfect, and they last few years anyway and cost about £25-45. this doesn't look too expensive to me.