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[MENTION=345109]corrado33[/MENTION], what you want is a decent steel road bike frame from the early 70's, which you build up to your specifications.
I suggest you forget about hub brakes. Rim brakes are just so much easier to deal with.
Look at the IGH shifter options; comparatively few fit on a 23.8 mm bar (which is standard for drop bars). Sturmey Archer makes a good 5 speed hub that comes with a bar end shifter; and there are aftermarket options for some others. But most IGH shifters fit on a 22.2 mm bar, which is standard for "upright" style bars but also some older steel drop bars. Soma makes a "Lauterwasser" shape bar that's 22.2 mm and works well with IGH shifters. That's what I have on my commuter.
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