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Postponed, not cancelled :-)
It is. They can slow down the engagement, due to the gearbox having its own freewheel mechanism. You counter this somewhat by fitting a high engagement singlespeed rear hub.
From Luke? I spoke to Nelson about the engagement thing, and he said that he'd been using a shitty rear hub, so that really hadn't helped.
The Rohloff has slow engagement, and that's never been a problem.