I have never ridden this bike, but it looks good to me!

I would submit for your consideration that people rode bikes for millions of miles with only ten gears up until the 80's, and many people still ride vintage steel 10 speeds... or 5 speeds, or 3 speeds, and some still ride long distances with single speeds. Nine grears is more than enough, and the gear range on this bike looks fine for a casual rider. If you find yourself needing lower gearing, you can change the cluster to one with larger cogs, and have a wider gear range, you are unlikely to need a higher gear unless you find yourself needing to rocket down a hill...

Not that I object to multiple chainrings, I just wouldn't worry about them in this case.