I remember seeing a Rohloff equipped bike that was painted up to look like a beater in SF. They did a great job with the disguise, and if I hadn't walked right by it while staring at it, I never would have noticed. I actually walked back after I passed it to check it out because I wasn't sure I had really seen what I thought I did.

I appreciate all the input, crawdaddio. There is a lot of good information from other people too.