Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
I didn't believe you about the frame material... I wouldn't have guessed the bikes had a different frame between the 3 and 8 speed. But the website clearly states hi-ten for the 3 and 4130 chromoly for the 8. That's a nice upgrade.
Yeah, it is pretty cool--that was one feature I really liked. I didn't want to pay $$ for a new bike made of hi ten steel.
I got the 8 on sale for what the 3 usually costs, so I thought it was a decent deal.
Having the bike for a bit, reading more about bikes, and watching craigslist for bikes, I see now that mine is meant to be a sort of new Peugeot mixte crossed with an English three speed (but with eight speeds), with a pinch of Dutch transportation bike philosophy thrown in. It's interesting. Whether I would buy it again or instead buy a couple of vintage bikes that do different, more specialized tasks, I'm not sure. C'est la vie, this is the bike I have, and it gets the job mostly done.