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One more thing, if you are going to have a new wheel built with that Rohloff, make sure that the wheel builder reads the instructions to wheel builders from Rohloff. The extra large flanges mean that the spokes intersect the rim at angles that are farther from perpendicular than normal. Thus where most wheels are built up three cross, with a Rohloff hub you should use two cross for 26 inch or 700c wheels.
Also, newer hubs include reinforcing rings in case a flange cracks at a spoke. The ring won't stop it from cracking but if it cracks, you can keep riding on it instead of becoming stranded. If you rebuild the wheel and if it lacks those rings, they should be added. But, they do not specifically recommend that the rings be added to wheels that are otherwise not going to be rebuilt.