Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > I think the Trek that my boyfriend purchased last summer is the > "hybrid" version of that same frame and running gear. Very nice > bicycle: very good equipment and a pleasure to ride. > > I went for a Bianchi "San Jose" single-speeder model and then had it > customized: a hybrid seating position and a Shimano Nexus 8 internal > gearbox was installed rather than a derailleur set up. It does about > the same thing but the steering and handling are a bit faster, the > internal-hub gearbox is a bit easier to deal with in traffic. > > http://www.gdgphoto.com/bsj-8/ > > > > Thanks, Godfrey. I did a little googling and found that the San Jose is often converted with the Nexus gears. Quite a few shops apparently do the conversions on spec. Keeping in mind that touring is an eventual goal, I wonder how that gear set would work for me.
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