For what it's worth, here's my commuter bike:



Old Sturmey Archer three speed hub. Sanyo dynamo hub, LED lights always on. Soma "Lauterwasser" handlebar (which is vaguely similar to a Lauterwasser bar). The handlebar looks somewhat like a moustache bar, but it fits more like a drop bar. Important thing about the bar, it measures 22.2 mm so will take a twist grip shifter made for an upright bar.

This is the kind of thing you can do, if you're willing to find the parts (often quite cheap) and put the thing together yourself.