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That would be my thought too...
Going the derailleur route sounds a lot more hassle... and can only be done with obsolete componentry... can you not just MTFU and keep it as a single speed? Gears are kind of useless for urban use... and anyway why did you buy a track frame if you wanted gears?
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'Manning up' isn't really what is at issue here.
I cycle 25 miles a day.
3 largish hills there, 3 largish hills on the return
i was cycling brakeless...which i had done for 7 years and by friday evening my knees were swollen to shit and painful.
i switched to single speed.....current frame.
was all good. but i felt that with gears i could knock off time.
which they do.
however i'm now in this situation.
don't want to have to change everything so drastically but maybe this is my only option.
The Brother frame is very nice to ride.....and thats all i'm looking for.
Comfort.
I'll see the tart on the weekends
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whats up with the hub gears? the should be pretty bullet proof as opposed to tetchy?