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- Co-Motion Americano Rohloff Frame* – US $2050
- Carver Ti All Road – US $1499
- Horizon Quest – €1195
- Intec T8 Disc – €399
- Kocmo Randonneur XD* – €1800
- Maxx Crossmaxx 28* – €749
- MTB Cycletech Amar* – €1179
- Norwid Skagerrak* – €1269
- Pilot Vamos Ti* – €2499
- Poison Atropine/Chromate/Phosphor* – €419-2099
- Rodriguez Makeshift* – US $2499
- Salsa Fargo Steel* – US $1099
- Salsa Fargo Ti* – US $2999
- Salsa Marrakesh – US $899
- Santos Travelmaster 3.0* – £1699
- Shand Stoater* – £2695
- Soma Wolverine* – US $869
- Surly ECR – US $785
- Surly Ogre – US $735
- Surly Troll – US $675
- Thorn Nomad*, Mercury and Raven – £529-949
- Ti Cycles Supercommuter* – US $1950
- Tout Terrain Silkroad* – €1700
- Tumbleweed Prospector – US $1450
- Van Nicholas Pioneer Ti* – €1899
- Velotraum Cross 7005 EX* – €1100
- Wittson Gravel Effugio* – €2489
Do you like the idea of a custom Rohloff touring bike build? Well, a Rohloff frame may not be as expensive as you think – you can get yourself a Rohloff-specific frame for under US $500 (399€).
I really like touring with a Rohloff hub as they offer a nice range of gears, minimal maintenance and surprisingly they run really efficiently too. Here are my 15 Reasons Why I Tour With A Rohloff Hub. When I built my custom Rohloff touring bike there were very few frame options available, but now there are literally dozens – so let’s go through them all.
It’s worth noting that this article is a list of Rohloff-specific frames. You don’t need a Rohloff-specific frame to use a Rohloff hub; they just offer a neater and easier solution for fitting your rear wheel and tensioning your chain. The Rohloff dropout essentially takes away the need for additional parts such as a support adapter, axle plate and/or torque arm.
I’ve put an asterisk* after bikes that are also Carbon Belt Drive compatible.
Co-Motion Americano Rohloff Frame* – US $2050
Carver Ti All Road – US $1499
Horizon Quest – €1195
Intec T8 Disc – €399
Kocmo Randonneur XD* – €1800
Maxx Crossmaxx 28* – €749
MTB Cycletech Amar* – €1179
Norwid Skagerrak* – €1269
Pilot Vamos Ti* – €2499
Poison Atropine/Chromate/Phosphor* – €419-2099
Rodriguez Makeshift* – US $2499
Salsa Fargo Steel* – US $1099
Salsa Fargo Ti* – US $2999
![2018 Salsa Fargo Ti](jpg/2018-salsa-fargo-ti-01-80x49.jpg)
Salsa Marrakesh – US $899
Santos Travelmaster 3.0* – £1699
![Belt Drive Touring Bike](jpg/santos-travelmaster-3-belt-drive-touring-bike-80x50.jpg)
Shand Stoater* – £2695
Soma Wolverine* – US $869
Surly ECR – US $785
Surly Ogre – US $735
Surly Troll – US $675
Thorn Nomad*, Mercury and Raven – £529-949
Ti Cycles Supercommuter* – US $1950
Tout Terrain Silkroad* – €1700
Tumbleweed Prospector – US $1450
Van Nicholas Pioneer Ti* – €1899
Velotraum Cross 7005 EX* – €1100
Wittson Gravel Effugio* – €2489
More Rohloff Articles:
What’s the difference in speed between gearbox systems? Rohloff, Pinion, Shimano, Nuvinci
Gebla Rohbox: Combine road or mountain bike shifters with Rohloff hubs
The new Rohloff thru axle rear hub and upgrades
Understanding the difference between types of Rohloff hub
How to build a strong Rohloff wheel
23 ways to run a Rohloff shifter with a drop handlebar
It would have been good to also say which of these have the seatstay splitter needed to run a belt drive. They don’t all appear to have this. I see a belt drive as one of the key reasons to run a Rohloff hub.
Carver Ti All-Road is another choice via its Paragon sliding dropouts (same as the Soma frame, but note that the picture above doesn’t show the Rohloff inserts), and it has a stay splitter as an option. The Paragon dropouts let you change between a Rohloff and a regular derailleur system without getting a new frame.
I’ve just added carbon drive compatibility and the Carver Ti All Road to the list. Thanks for the suggestions!
Thanks for this list! If I may, I would propose to add the Surly Disc Trucker, too. https://goo.gl/DZ56Vw
Cheers from Germany 🙂
Although there is an anchor point on the frame that avoids using the torque arm, I’ve decided not to include the Trucker because it doesn’t have a means of tightening the chain without a chain tensioner. But thanks for the suggestion in any case!
Appreciate that insight…I wasn’t aware about that. This is helpful, as I am in the process of building up my touring bike around a SDT frame for next years big journey across Europe and Asia! I might give it another thought than, especially, because I was already trying hard to not dislike the current singular (blue) color offering. However, I feel I could also not imagine not getting the STD…
I tour with the Tout Terrain Amber Road (with Rohloff and Gates), the 29er version of the Silkroad. Virtually maintenance free.
Great list! A have Shand Stoater – nice bike!
There’s a company called Veer that also makes a split belt conversion kit for those that don’t have a seatstay splitter as well. They have a Rohloff compatible sprocket available for special order that I used for a conversion. https://www.veercycle.com/