Originally Posted by jfz
Steve, I agree that a 3-speed as you describe is enough for most commuters, I have two long climbs on my commute and although I sometimes feel like I have to muscle them in the low speed once I am in commuting shape I can handle it, I love the reliable simplicity of the 3-speed.
Yeah. I may go this route, or do something similar. I have a 3-speed bike that is my current beater. It's a dept. store POS, and I end up mashing my way up most big hills, which is never good. It has one of those one-piece cranks. Perhaps a modern 3 or 4 speed is the way to go, with the right size chainring.
Anyone know of some internal gear hubs that can be made to work with STI brifters? I suppose I'll hack together some interesting controls or adapters if there aren't any.