Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
My wife's main commuter is a Breezer Uptown 8... I can only guess that the bike has seen close to 30,000 miles and still looks and runs like new.
We added the full chaincase as this was not a stock item in 2007 and it reduces the need for chain cleaning / oiling to a semi annual event and the chain life has been astonishing. It also got a new stem and wider bars with more backsweep and the Brooks saddle and the seatpost replaced the stock bits.
It is such a great bike and was worth every penny... they are still one of the best off the peg bikes you can buy and the new models come with a full chaincase, albeit not as nice as the one we fitted.
My department at Stanford had one of these as a long-term departmental rental from the Campus Bike Shop when they were a Breezer dealer (and well after). It was well-loved and bulletproof. Nobody ever made fun of the vice provost for riding a purple bike with a step-through frame.
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2006 Trek SU100, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, 2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
Non-Bike hardware: MX Linux / BunsenLabs Linux / Raspbian / Mac OS 10.6 / Android 7
Last edited by bigbenaugust; 05-22-14 at 02:49 PM.