Originally Posted by timcupery
So my landlord, who turns 70 years old on Thursday, is looking to buy a bike, mainly just to ride around town for dual purposes of fitness and decreasing his environmental footprint. ....
Worksman has 3- and 7-speed coaster brake options:
http://worksmancycles.com/shopsite_s.../cruisers.html
I just ordered one direct a while back.
A few warnings-
....Worksman is for the most part online order only but you could email for any local dealers,
....The usual wait is 30 days, and I waited 60 days for the one I recently received (someone claimed that dealers get some degree of preferential service, dunno if that's true or not),
....Worksmans arrive mostly assembled but needing "dealer prep".
Everything needs to be checked and lubed top to bottom. If you (or he) cannot do this, then the bike needs to go to someone who can.
If your area is fairly-flat terrain, I think a 3-speed would do quite well: with a 36t sprocket the low gear is
very low.
Worksmans are built "old-fashioned", a bit crude and very strong but rather heavy--I haven't weighed mine but I'd bet it's at least 35 lbs, could be over 40 lbs.
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