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^ Thanks, it's a really nice idea! My main reservation about getting a Rohloff/Alfine has always been the extra weight at the back of the bike. Seems a far better idea to locate that mass in the centre of the frame.
I've fancied something similar since first seeing the Nicolai gearbox bikes.