Originally Posted by
Kuto
Loooks to me based on some reading is that an ideal urban bike for a nice range on gears for going up hills on flats and down hills would have a Alfine 8 (Maybe Nexus 8) or COMPARABLE for one with a preference for IGH. Discs would give you good breaking performance in any weather.
my foul-weather commuter is a Scott Sub 10. it's an alfine 8/hydraulic disc brake hybrid. i'd highly recommend a similar set-up for anyone else looking for an all-weather general purpose bike.
i live in pancake flat chicago, so the 8 gears are way more than enough for me. i generally only really use gears 5,6,7, depending on the wind. though i do drop down to the 2nd gear for faster acceleration from stops.
