Originally Posted by
Strawbunyan
i cant see myself pinning racks or fenders on any bike.
Depends if you want to food shop on the way home from work, that's where racks and panniers are awesome.
Only thing I don't like about that huge basket bike is that the wheels are too close to steer, so that one steers by pivoting the whole front end and axle, which makes for heavy steered mass, which can get tricky on high-speed descents or fast e-bike riding. I like the look of the Bullitt bike and similar competitive models like Riese & Muller: