Originally Posted by
Lascauxcaveman
Cool beans. Not my cuppa tea, especially w/o drop bars but it's undeniably stylin'.
Those Shimano 8-speed hubs are very finicky about cable pull, so you have to get it set just right, but it's worth the effort.
Thank you. If the Nexus is a bust there's Alfine, and even Alfine Di2!
The frame has semi-horizontal dropouts so a derailleur with claw is a possibility.
I will run an upside down north road bar. I have a brand new chrome steel one waiting.
I saw this chrome steel stem at Velo Orange.
