My shop actually sells the Linus line and they're real comfy. its got a twist shift and a lot of 3spd internals are gonna be that way, sturmey archers often have their classic shifters. if you want drops on a internal geared bike the shifter is gonna give you a problem. Linus does have a 5spd internal w/ stermey archer and downtube shifters. or you could flip the bars upside down to angle your stance down a bit, as they do for about half of their line. honestly they wouldn't be the worst commuter and the weight doesn't feel like 32 lbs.