Originally Posted by
medic75
They maybe you should have said that. If that would have been your initial post, we could have avoided all of this. Instead, you replied, telling the OP that you didn't agree with the parts he was going to use because they didn't conform to your idea of what can be used as an urban bike.
Oh, and BTW, I like how you ignored my comment about my belief that the rider's hands should have access to the brake levers from any hand position being used and turned it into a shifter only thing in an attempt to delegitimize my statement. I'm guessing you believe that urban bikes use coaster brakes. Finally, back to my original argument, you continue to say that touring, gravel, and adventure bikes are nothing new and ask where the revolution is. You also say that they aren't and never have been urban use bikes. The revolution is that people are now using these bikes for urban and commuting use. Touring bike make great commuters, and for some they are preferred to actual commuter style bikes.
10 days ... no movement from the OP? This isn't just due to my commentary.
Rider's hands should have access to the brake levers from any hand position being used commentary doesn't make sense.
My current bike and my old MTB commuter in Germany with flat bars could depress the brake from all positions.
Bullhorns are the same with intermediate brakes so I don't see the issue. It's just that the lows on the drops but the rider so low that it gets dangerous especially in roundabouts!
My other argument is the almost no one (planet-wide) is using "touring"/"gravel" bikes for commuting as their not suitable for urban commuting (which is the title of the thread).