Originally Posted by
zacster
As for riding in Seattle, these bikes are great for flat areas. I wouldn't want to ride up Cap Hill or Queen Anne on one of them. Even on my Davidson, I never rode up Queen Anne, but I lived up Capital Hill so I did it all the time.
Yeah, Queen Anne is something else. I used to live on top of Queen Anne when I went to college there. Classes were often cancelled in the winter due to the slippery condition. I can't imagine myself riding up Queen Anne Ave. on my bike, much less on a single-speed.