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Talking gears.
I want a comfortable wide range of gears on this. I am usually a fan of modern 1x drivetrains but none of them match the style I am going for. The rear derrailleur I picked up is 8 speed and supposed to handle up to 32t. I am thinking of paring it with some friction downtube shifters and run it 9 or 10 speed.
For cranks I am looking at a Classic 50.4 BCD cranks style like the Stronglight 49D. They look real slick and could fit 46/30 or 44/28 chainrings. Combined with a 11-32 casette this should give me a nice range of gears.
Velo Orange and Sun XCD offer a modern copy of these cranks. I am tempted to buy the Velo Orange ones because they have "modern shifting aids such as ramps and pins, so shifting performance is much improved".