That's not bad.

It also occurred to me after the fact that the OP suggested an internal hub himself, so bad on me for chiding everyone for attempting to run him overbudget.

As a tech geek, I think that IDEA of an internal hub is really neat. I'm not sold yet on the application in everyday life...which is why I don't have one. A derailer system isn't so complex, nor difficult to maintain.

And I know it's been hashed over before, but I prefer the interface options with derailer systems. Internal hubs for a while only had those twist shifters, and now with Alfine I guess have a trigger shifter. I love road style brifters (yes, I am a member of the Dark Side) but after that downtube shifters are my next favorite...neither of which are available for an internal hub.