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Old 06-16-10 | 10:11 AM
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Sixty Fiver
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Originally Posted by irclean
Those look like comfortable, functional commuters! However, my back hurts just looking at the gold one; that's a long reach to those shifters. Is there no end to your coolness factor, Sixty Fiver?
The Twenty has almost the same reach as my touring bike with a little more drop to the hoods and is really comfortable (for me) as I can't ride in an upright posture for any distance due to back issues... I spend almost all my time on the hoods when the bars are this low which is only a 2-3 inch drop and the shifter is in a handy spot.

If I am going on longer rides and not blasting around the city at high velocity I can easily raise the bars to a level position.

The girl's bikes get a lot of looks and many compliments... there are a few parents who like the idea of having a bike like the white Raleigh Saffron as I will never have to buy my oldest daughter another bike.

Will be looking at building up a similar bike for my ten year old daughter as she is going to outgrow her blue cruiser and she wants a Twenty which of course get modded out so it can provide her with a lifetime of service as well.
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