Originally Posted by
roseskunk
the buzz looks nice lambo, and i'd say a good candidate for a commuter. if it were me, i'd get rid of the straight bars, but you're not me. and i agree about the frame, the geometry will make a bigger difference, but since all my bikes are steel, i have to buoy my own stock...
I've had it two weeks now and am trying to decide between trying a trekking bar and getting something like a TiTec H bar.
Straight bars only work for me up to around 10 miles or so. It's been okay for tooling around town.
And hey, I'm as big a steel fan as anybody. My original goal in going to REI was to pick up a Buzz V, a cheaper version of the Buzz with a cromoly frame, fenders, cantis, etc. But, they had the Buzz in my size for much less cash than a Buzz V. Rode them both and didn't want to pay more for a heavier bike that felt mostly the same and had a lower component spec. I'd love to have gone used or built my own, but the market around here is awful and I don't have the space to build one up.
So far it's been my bad weather commuter/grocery getter. No complaints from me!