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Hi all,
I'm sure you must be sick of 'which bike is best' questions but I have one more for you! I'm looking at getting an everyday bike that's quick and easy to get around on but not a serious road bike. I do live in a hilly area so fixie is not even nearly an option with my chicken legs! I do prefer the upright position of flat bar and I'll admit I want it to look quite nice too.

I'm deciding between these below 3 and although they same quite similar I wonder if anyone has had any experience good or bad with them or knows based on the components frame etc if one would be better than the other?

Thank you very much for your help!

Schwinn Slicker= 2013 Schwinn Slicker | 99 Bikes

Tokyo Bike = TOKYOBIKE SPORT ? Tokyobike Australia

Chapelli Bikes: https://chappelli.com.au/products/gl...bar-road-bike/

Thoughts?

AnthonyG

Are you planning to buy online?

To be honest you are FAR better off going to a shop and riding a few. The Tokyo bike has the best specifications from what I can make out, hence its higher price but do note that its running on 650c wheels. I have 650c wheels on my racing bike so I'm certainly not biased against them, its just that they are a smaller size that the common 700c size and tires and tubes will be a little harder to get. Certainly the pick if your are shorter than average. The standout feature of the Schwinn is the Reynolds tubing yet its only the base model tubing. Pretty much the same as the others and apart from that they are giving no information on the bike. The Chappelli has some very basic components and with its ULTRA tight frame clearances it will be a little twitchy and uncomfortable.

I suggest you ride a few bikes first and try some other styles of bikes such as touring bikes or urban bikes.

Anthony

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Thanks very much Anthony,
Someone mentioned the Schwinn might be the strongest so interesting to hear that it has the better tubing.
I think you are right, so I will try and ride a few over the next couple of weeks.
Cheers

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Any other thoughts from other owners would be most appreciated

AnthonyG

None of the brands you have listed are major brands in Australia. They are all fringe brands around here. You may be better off asking the question on another sub-forum. Giant is the biggest brand in Australia with brands like Specialized, Trek and Avanti not far behind.

Anthony

yugyug

My partner has a Tokyo Bike and I've owned a Chappelli fixie. Chapellis are sort of ok, but for the price Tokyo bikes are better quality, better looking too, and their service is excellent.

I don't really get what AnthonyG is saying above - there are hardly any Australian brands (though actually Chappelli sort of is), and what difference does it make if a brand is 'major' or not? Small brands do things much better sometimes.

Anyway, looks like you want a flat bar steel bike, and for that I've gotta say that the best deals are second-hand. If you are prepared to do your research, you can pick up a great second hand late 80s or early 90s steel bike for a quarter or a third of what those new bikes cost + a bit to fix it up (e.g replace drop bars to flat bar) and you'll have something which runs better, has more style and might have saved a bike from being junked. But you must do some basic research on brands, tube types, group sets and other stuff first. If thats not your thing, I'd go for the Toyko bike, though I don't know anything about the Scwinn.