It may be a classic design but the hardware is bang up-to-date with a combination of the latest Reynolds and Columbus stainless steel employed in the structure of the frame - albeit silver soldered in timeless fashion - and the gearing will be Shimano's new Alfine 11-speed hub which the more you think about it seems as if it were custom-made for the application. Ratios from low 20s to over 100 gear inches will cover most eventualities in nicely spaced increments via a simple thumb-shift.