Originally Posted by
noglider
It was a very involved process to get the wheel off and back on, since the bike had the full Dutch treatment, with dynamo lights, fender and a full chaincase.
Another point I should've made;from what I understand,the Dutch keep their streets pretty clean. I've had several Euro bikes come into my clinic needing flat repair or rear tire replacement. Not fun when removing your rear wheel takes multiple tools and requires you to keep track of parts. One that's been into my clinic a couple times even required me to remove part of the chain guard to get a good enough look at the Nexus hub to adjust the shifting. Guess they'd never heard of inspection windows. Flats are rare for me,but no way I'd want a simple flat repair to turn into a project.
Originally Posted by
Philphine
probaly most of y'all'll know this already, but i picked a complimentary mag called "momentum" at a bike shop that seemed to specialise in commuter/city type bikes. it might have just been the issue i happened to get, but if not, that would probaly be a good sourse to what's available in the u.s.
That's what they're all about. You can read most of the articles
here. I've read a few issues;it's nice that they're showing something other than road and MTB's,but most of their reporting tends to fashion over function. Ok,that's a nice looking piece of cycling apparel,but is it waterproof? Windproof?
Originally Posted by
kickstart
Its a real shame what the obsession with performance road bikes has done to cycling in North America.
If only the manufacturers would just listen to you.
As I said above;horses for courses.
FYI,the bike manufacturers make what sells. I've noticed numerous folks here who like the Euro-style bikes tend to complain about new stuff and hold onto their old stuff forever. Meanwhile,the roadies and MTBikers are getting new rides as soon as the latest-and-greatest comes out. If you owned a business,which group would you play to?