Recommend me a bike for commuting
06-24-13, 11:01 PM
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no, i totally understand. i often shift up one gear to the 2nd smallest cog so it's just a tad easier to start off from a stop sign or the red light, as i approach the intersection. right now i have the rapid fire thumb trigger shifters on my MTB, and i find that so ridiculously convenient and easy. i can see how having to completely move your hand and arm quite a distance to the end of the bar could pose a problem.
for the same reason i was never a fan of the old-fashioned shifters mounted on the down tube. they're so far out of the way it was uncomfortable. i didn't end up getting the bike simply because of that.
for the same reason i was never a fan of the old-fashioned shifters mounted on the down tube. they're so far out of the way it was uncomfortable. i didn't end up getting the bike simply because of that.
06-24-13, 11:04 PM
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I can easily shift with one hand without taking my eyes off the road and keep the other hand covering the brake in case I need to stop and the whole thing takes all of 1.5 seconds before both hands are back on the bars so I think people are really over thinking if that is a reason not to own this bike.
P.S. To be clear, don't actually try that. If you lock up the front wheel without hitting the rear brakes it's possible to flip over the handlebars.
Point being you just don't have to do that with regular shifters. It's not the end of the world to have bar ends, it's like driving a car with no drivers side mirror. I can do it, it's just more annoying.
08-27-13, 10:44 AM
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That you're mostly ok. That is what matters.
Hope your head heals well.
as for the bike, I hope he pays for it as he should. And well, they'll make more.
Hope your head heals well.
as for the bike, I hope he pays for it as he should. And well, they'll make more.
08-27-13, 10:57 AM
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If you can swing 1900 bucks you can have the entry level Shinola built in Detroit, with the frames being built by a company ran by a fouth generation Schwinn, Richard Schwinn. The bikes are amazing,,the top of the line commuter cost 3200 bucks. Just google "shinola".
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