It lives.
My low maintenance, shaft drive, internally eight geared ubercommuter just became electrified. Now I can give the Dahon folder/BionX combo a rest from the daily rigors of urban commuting.
I pulled the trigger and went the Ezee route. Install went smoothly but I'm too pooped to test ride it after a long day.
Thanks for yer help, Raevyn. I'll try not to bug you too much, at least until I decide it's time to switch out the BionX to the Cadenza's front forks and ditch the 8 speed and derailleur for an internally geared 8 speed hub.