Gazelle? Does anyone know anything about them?

Don't worry, as long as you ride it.
Sounds cheesy, but I never really get the hate towards conversions.

You might want to tilt the saddle a bit and I'm not really a fan of the lever, though.

To be honest the desire for gears has only come in the last few months when I've been doing longer rides. Love riding it in town and shorter distances though.

Saddle seems fine to ride, I think the photo angle is odd because a few people have said that now. The lever is just just practical, not very pretty though I agree. Got some really nice Campag Record levers in the box of bits but having only one looks silly.