I built a IGH bike last summer with a Nexus 8 (the Rohloff was too pricey) and I think it is great. however with drop bars you do get limited shifter choice. one rather funny thing is, with a barend the shifting is backwards!! the lever all the way down is the easiest gear so shifting is really a suprise sometimes
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