Originally Posted by
Barabaika
There are 2 problems with your plan.
* cyclocross bikes have the vertical dropouts, while it's better to have the horizontal dropouts for internal hub bikes to tension the chains
* there are no internal gear shifters for drop bars, they are mostly grip shifters for flat bars
Maybe, it's better to start from Trek Soho 4.0:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...n/soho/soho40/
It has an internal hub and disk brakes.
*The Surly Cross-Check is an idea frame for an internal hub, because it has horizontal dropouts AND it's really cheap.
* People who run Nexus hubs and such and drop bars mount the shifter on the right bar end.