Originally Posted by
kyledr
I'm in the United States.
I mean road bars/drop bars, you know, the bars you see on any road bike. I'm open to straight bars or the other odd bars I've seen on touring bikes.
To be a little more specific, this is the sort of bike I'm talking about
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The Monkey Lab: Co-Motion Americano Touring Bike with Rohloff SPEEDHUB and belt drive
It's not quite perfect, but it's close. I have no idea what the weight is without racks/fenders (and I've looked). Reynolds 753 is good steel, but perhaps there's slightly lighter out there (853 I believe).
Like I said, custom is an option, so anything is possible. Thanks for any help.
As far as looking low key, I think the Rohloff system is inherently lower key looking than a bike with derailleur. I'm also thinking about giving the bike a destroyed paint job or just a clear coat so it looks old and poorly maintained.
Usual weights being carried would be probably 5-20 lbs, max weight being credit card touring loads (clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc).
My frame size is 53 cm c-c, so the smallness of the frames I would ride help a bit with the weight.
Another example:
Rohloff touring bike | Novice Framebuilder not sure of weight.
They seem to call the bike type "Audax" in England.
R + E Cycles in Seattle can do what you are asking but it won't be cheap ($4000 plus)
Rohloff Bicycles, from Rodriguez Custom Bicycles in Seattle
The Co-Motion bikes are built for heavy touring and use tandem grade (thick, heavy) steel tubing all over the bike. That plus the heavy Rohloff hub is going to be even heavier.
That said, I can easily lift my Rohloff steel touring bike up stairs (It's from R + E).
If you want lower weight and cost is no issue, look into a Seven Cycles titanium touring bike
Seven Cycles | Touring
A Rohloff is NOT stealth and thieves know they are so valuable that it is worth cutting the rear wheel spokes to take the hub alone rather than deal with the entire bike.
Now, if you really want something unique that the thieves might not be onto yet and can't be stolen just by cutting spokes, get a Pinion drive bike. But... they are NOT light.
Tout Terrain from Peter White Cycles
