Here's the bike after a few but time consuming updates.



My Nano.

In summary my upgrades are:

50 tooth narrow wide chainring from Amazon (Qik brand? The chainring has no writing at all on it.) Removed front derailleur.
11-32t sunrace cassette.
Dimension Urban Cruiser 70mm rise 50 degree sweep.
Wald 137 basket attached with Tubus (320mm) rack hardware and p-clamps, spacers and hex bolts from McMaster Carr. And T bracket from home depot to mount to the fork brake crown.
Sun race 8 speed indexed thumb shifter. The 1x and thumb shifter is a total game changer.
Tektro FL750 brake levers
Random budget brake and shifter cable sets from Amazon
Shimano downtube shifter stop converters
SKS 20 inch bluemels 53 fenders

I just received a Selle Royal Ondina saddle which I installed after I took the picture of the bike.
I'm expecting to receive a pair of Tioga Powerblock 1.6 inch tires soon.

I'm considering a new stem because I'd like to get my handlebars a little higher. It looks like the Nitto Technomic is the goto option. Does it get higher than the stock stem? I also saw a "hiland" brand stem that goes pretty high. Are there any opinions on that one? $12.99 is pretty tempting.
https://smile.amazon.com/Hiland-Bicy.../dp/B082HP2SKD