Hi Smallwheels,

The Nuvinci hub sounds great. Be sure to give us a report once you've ridden it a while. I took off the fairing because it elevated road noise and of course no longer permitted the bike to fold. It does keep the rider a lot warmer since the wind is no longer hitting the rider in the chest. The enhanced road noise takes away some of the zen of riding a bike but I can certainly push harder with a fairing than without.