Aaron;

At least companies like Electra and Globe are trying to bring back reasonably practical IGH city bikes even if not the classic English Roadster. If you have the money Pashleys are available as posted about on this page too or a number of other still "Made in Europe" alternatives, some of which are remarkably close to the old English 3 speed bikes, including the weight!

The main difficulty with importing and selling true European made IGH bikes here is the current price, due to worldwide inflation and a weak dollar. The English or Dutch 3 speed bike that sold for less than $100 in the mid 1950's will now cost closer to $2000, which shocks people. They do not consider that the full size Chevy that cost $1300 in the same period will now cost $25,000 minimum. BTW $1300 is what my dad told me he paid for his Chevy Biscayne, new in 53.

At the low end bicycles have remained amazingly inexpensive due to a combination of mass production for world markets and the move of manufacturing to very cheap labor countries such as China. Of course at the lowest level many of them are more "Bike shaped objects" than true satisfactory bicycles. But then mass merchandisers have been selling minimalist bikes for close to 100 years in the USA.