Originally Posted by
Doug5150
If you had the money, I could see a Flying Pigeon (or one of the Eastman Roadsters that Yellowjersey used to sell) as kinda cool, rod brakes and all,,,,,, but only for VERY short trips. Like, down to the convenience store for some junk food or whatever.
I can't imagine enjoying 25 or 50 miles on one of those monsters. And even with sort-distance use only, I'd still want the option of a 3-speed hub.
Agreed.
If I'm going to ride a heavy bike, it better have at least a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub. I think the Flying Pegeon may have been high geared because it just does not sell in the U.S. People have tried importing them to New York City and it didn't work. While the quality is better than Walmart, it's not much better. For the price you pay for one, there are much better hybrids at your LBS.