Originally Posted by
ShortLegCyclist
My Rohloff bikes easily cruise at 15-18 on the flats but the hub alone is well over $1000.
Sounds nice to me. My cruising speed on flats with my Shimano Nexus 8 is more like 10 mph. I only get into the 20s when I have momentum from a descent, or traffic conditions (when sharing roads with cars) forces me to pedal harder/faster.
That said, I'm more of a "take responsibility for the bike's engine (me)" than a "blame the tools" kind of person.