pretty darn fricken neat, talk about thinking sideways or outside of the box.
yes, probably really more appropriate for the mtb gang, but it's so cool, I had to share it with you lot.
absolutely neat and really keen, but.....about as suitable for touring as the oscar meyermobile would be for lunar exploration. shirley, it would look cool!
not sure how suitable for even moderately loaded touring with a 12-speed transmission. i imagine it would be great for commuting in new york or los angeles, not so great for touring in cambodia or mongolia. not when it can still take a couple days of riding to get to an area with cell reception, and not nowadays when it can take forever to get bog standard spare parts.
just a couple months ago we sent a priority ems letter from guangzhou (pop 15 million) to bangkok (pop 10 million) that took 4-1/2 weeks. the express return package took 6 weeks.
replacing drive parts will be a no-go, but at least if you've got the sense to mount it to a quality steel frame, any local village smithy should be able to repair a cracked frame and possibly bodge something together...........