Originally Posted by
europa
Just realised you're from Lake Como. Hmm, maybe you are talking about real hills (as in bloody steep)
Well, they're steep even with a 42/23 steel vintage bike.
As I mentioned, this is a project of obsession and perfection rather than functionality. IMO nothing looks better than a well built brakeless fixie but I first handedly experienced how dangerous it was. I really don't like the look of a derailleur. I like track ends but that would limit me to a single chainring on the front. This on the other hand looks clean and beautiful:
I read a lot about the Sturmery Archer 3 speed kick-shift and a major part of that was about how problematic it was.