The touring community has always been a bunch of naysayers, they still think bar-end shifters and cantilever brakes are greatest inventions of all time.

I posed this same combination of belt and Rohloff hub in a thread a while back and got the same kind of response. Just disregard the whinny old school mentality and move forward.

I think it would be a great combination! How much better is it than a regular derailleur system? Well considering the cost, no Rohloff hub system seems to make much sense, but what a cool set-up it would be. The best part, I think would be how quiet if would be, almost worth it just for that factor.

Sorry old school die hards, I know I always tick your guys off on subjects like this, but someone's got to do it.