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@Lucerne
To date the levers work well, with paddle travel of around 30-40mm enabling the shift, so a bit more than might be expected with a derailleur? I think that can be easily altering by changing the spring tension, but I'm happy enough with it for now.
Changing up, after a down change sometimes needs a slight "pre-paddle" followed by a full paddle movement. I suspect this could also be fixed with a tinker on the adjusters or by shortening the cable length a bit. Its still a leisurely way of gear changing and I don't need to rush.
The green silicon grease is supplied with the Gebla kit, but its always a good idea to colour match lubricants to your bike...
BTW, The toothed cog is the wrong way around in that pic, the shell faces outwards and is held in place by an alloy bung so it doesn't fall off when the Rohbox is removed- the bung not shown here though: