Did some searching online, and visited several stores from Target to the high-end bike shop. I kind of want to rant about how hard it is to find a simple bike -- all I need is for one of you to talk me down from the ledge.
The ideal bike would be/have:
- 3-speed IGH (I'd consider 7-speed external since IGHs are so hard to come by)
- no superfluous front shock
- rim brake front / treadle brake back (I'll take two hand brakes)
- quill stem (seriously, people, the child is growing and I don't want to have to swap spacers or stems every time I want to raise the bars)
- useful fenders
- fairly straight handlebars (ie, not 'cruiser' bars)
This would be trivial in Europe. Sigh. Anyone have any suggestions of where to look next?
