Originally Posted by
P7HVN
As you mentioned, SS, so not good for 120m rides. Tho' you could lace a wider range IGH in the back wheel. Polo & Mercier might be workable for your height, but I'd have to caution against the Respect. You'll notice on their website they kind of avoid showing regular pictures with riders aboard, instead doing a lot of angle shots. It's because that bike is tiny. I built my own mini-velo, using a 26" tire FGFS bike from Pure Fixie. It had a high enough BB that I was easily able to run the 175 cranks on it.
I'd check out something like this....
Dahon Bullhead Large Folding Bike 7SPD Shimano Nexus Hub Road Urban New | eBay
Interesting Input
Winfried, What is your daily driver bike, I mean the bike you use regularly or for all purpose?