Originally Posted by
dynaryder
And you can do your own bloody maintenance too!
I've had euro-style bikes come into my free bike clinic. Chain cases,IGH,roller brakes,sooo not fun. There's simply no excuse for rear wheel removal to be a full-on process involving multiple tools. At least with my Brompton I can fold it up and Metro it home.
You want your chain protected?
Here. Tern uses the same wire conduit covering you can get from Home Depot. Put a little waterproof grease in there and you're good. And it doesn't require extra tools when you pull the rear wheel.
From what I gather in Copenhagen and Amsterdam there are many, many small cycle shops to take care of the maintenance. The bulk of my bikes have fenders, chain guards and IGH, a couple do have full chain cases. They aren't that difficult to change tires on or make adjustments, just require different methods and take a bit longer. With the current crop of kevlar belted tires I seldom have flats anymore.
Aaron
