brudus

Hi,

Please pardon some newbie questions. I am in the market for a new bike. Looking to spend ~500 (USD; 600CAD, as I am in Canada). I have the weird constraint that I need a quill stem -- I want to get the bobike mini front child seat, which fits the 1-1/8 quill stem, but not the newer threadless stems. So far I have it narrowed down to two candidates:

KHS Urban Xpress
https://www.cycle-solutions.com//Urban-Xpress-P2119.aspx

and Norco Monterey
https://www.cycle-solutions.com//2010...rey-P3319.aspx

The bike will be used for a (very short) commute to work, going around town, and longer day trips with the family. Mostly flat. Anything to suggest one bike over the other? The Norco seems to have nicer components, though I like the larger large crankset on the KHS, as (when sans baby) I tend to go fast.

Any other suggestions about bikes I may have missed? I'd have loved to get Disk brakes, a la NORCO VFR, but I can't find them on any bike with a quill stem.

Thanks,

-Mike