Originally Posted by
ShallowJam
chaadster, thank you for that reply, excellent answers and guidance. exactly what I was looking for. any recommendations on brands? I've heard good things about trek, giant, and schwinn. is it best to just see what my bike shop has?
and for the record, ontario canada is my place of residence. it can be quite cool and rainy or scorching hot. I would likely ride the bike until it becomes too cold to do so, around november and start again in march or april. fenders are a must.
Your welcome, and you're in luck, because you've got an excellent shop in town called Tall Tree Cycles (
http://www.talltreecycles.ca), and they can get you fixed up right. Go see those folks, and check out what they've got in the category.
Regarding brands, since you're in Canada, you should give your national iron a whack at your Loonies. Norco has the Indie line, and Brodie has cool bikes like the Bolt and the Section 8. Kona's Dew bikes are on point and practically Canadian.
Otherwise, yes the major brands all make suitable bikes, so it'll come down to dollars and little stuff, like overall appearance.
Have fun, and let us know what you wind up with!