Originally Posted by
jeffpoulin
In my experience, it's hard to find good commuting bikes in France, but they're everywhere in Germany.
Thanks Jeff. I was thinking of US brands, but indeed, German mfgs have a lot of good bikes in that price range.
Edit: Those are apparently the main manufacturers in Germany:
Stevens
www.stevensbikes.de : Gran Turismo
Vortrieb
www.vortrieb.com/special_edition.php5
VSF Fahhradmanufaktur
www.fahrradmanufaktur.de
Winora
www.winora.de
Bergamont
www.bergamont.de
Kalkhoff
www.kalkhoff-bikes.com
Cube
www.cube.eu
Focus
www.focus-bikes.com
What about Dutch brands?