Originally Posted by PDXaero

Thannks for the advice. I can get by on rough tires for the time being even though they feel slow and bumpy. I want some drop bars or even just bullhorn bars so I have more than one hand position. The upright bars may be functional but even my short trips in the rain are still 5 miles or so.

As far as adjusting the 3 speed goes, I could get the hub to engage all gears when it was off the bike but using the shifter just won't do it. I have tried the barrel adjuster but it just feels like I am putting more tension on the cable without the chain pulling the hub.
I just can't tell if the problem is in how much the cable is pulling on the chain or how much the chain is releasing from the hub.