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You may have meant ~~Unless~~ If you ignore cost,...
If so, I heartily agree. That said, I'm contemplating a Rohloff ebike build... and would choose that for an around the world tourer...
Yes, I should have wrote something like "True, unless you ignore...". But you got the point :)
Rohloffs are amazing. Just be warned that if you do run into trouble, you're likely going to have to send the gearbox to Germany and wait for a replacement/repair. If you're on tour, this may not be ideal.
I guess that's the thing with internal gearboxes and pinion gearboxes. They are incredibly reliable and very low maintenance. However, if you do run into a problem, you won't be able to fix it yourself.
That's one of the reasons why world cycle tourists still like old-school 3x setups with readily available parts sold anywhere in the world.
Damn Sir, solid and valid arguments.