Originally Posted by
chipcom
How about we use this thread to post our finds for new, inexpensive bikes that already include some of the nice-to-have things for commuting (racks, fenders, etc.) Under $700 perhaps?
Funny, a couple of years ago new bikes like these were hard to find in the US. Just goes to show that perhaps there is a market for more than just sport/racing bikes.
When I started looking for a bike 3 1/2 years ago, I couldn't find anything but mountain bikes and road bikes. I kept thinking I wanted something different, but didn't find anything close to these then. I kept thinking I wanted something like my (English) Grandfather's English three speed but with a few more gears, and probably would have thought "that's it" if I would have seen any of these bikes then.