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@Momentum
Shit, those are nice.
Now you have me thinking of single-speed + disc brake or even a rohlhoff.[/quote]
I was going to point you in the direction of these - they're really popular on "blinglespeed" mountain bikes in the US. Check these out too (from black cat bicycles) for gorgeous disc/rohloff ready adjustability:
Crosscheck! I said this before when you first got on the RM list, but I'll say it again because I've bought a cross check for myself and it's awesome. I've set it up with midge bars, cantis and I've got two wheelsets - one fixed with 28mm tyres for london and one SS with 1.8 x 29 tyres for off road. Been riding singletrack round dorking with it and commuting and it's great for both. It's also got eyelets for racks (although not on the fork).
If I was you I'd get something similar but with disc/rohloff compatibility at the back and on the fork (i'm buying a disc fork). If I was on the RM list then I'd look into some fancy dropouts for the back, get the rear spaced at 132.5 so you can use road or mountain hubs (for discs) or alfine/rohloff with discs. I'd get the fork built to take a disc on the front of the right leg (like the Roadrat) to make mounting mudguards easier and ask RM to create a nice set of racks which fit around the discs.
the thing is that a bike that's ready for the things you want to do will need a bunch of braze ons and they'll spoil the sleek lines when you're not using them. But you've got a serotta for sleekness so this one can be more functional. Utilitarian bikes were flavour of the year at NAHBS so maybe browsing some phots will get you thinking.