Breezer bikes?
 

How much are they?

www.breezerbikes.com

Anyone know?

Paul H?

Bicycling Magazine had an article about Joe Breeze and his Breezer bikes in the last issue, but I left it at work. As I recall, they range from $450 to $1200.

Interestingly, the missus and I were in our lbs today and saw that apparently Trek is aiming to compete with Breezers. The shop had a few Navigators on display with the full compliment of racks and generator lights very much like the Breezers and the old Specialized Globes.

-Rob

The Breezers are about $200 less than the comparable Treks. The top of the line 7-speed is about $600, but the price may vary from dealer to dealer.

Whats' the big deal about breezers? They don't seem all that unusual to me. Is there something special that I am missing? Seriously.

The big deal about Breezers has always been their handling. I am not sure of his current stuff, but speaking from personal experience they are bar none the best handling bikes I have ever seen. The 8 year old Breezer Jet Stream I have is just flat out a cadillac to ride.

There are not a lot of bikes marketed directly to the commuter market in the US. These bikes include lights, generators, racks, fenders, and (on several models) hub gearing.

Combine that with Joe Breezer's evangelistic promotion of cycle commuting, and I think it adds up to something special.

RichC

I'm not sure whether the bikes are a big deal or not. I'm just curious about them.

I hope they are good bikes, though, and that they sell well. The company seems to get it as far as practical riding goes. They even encourage you to read _Street Smarts_ on their site.

Bought a Breezer Uptown for my g/f, it has a nice step through frame and a very cool dynamo hub. It's a very nice looking and well made bike. The Breezer write up in Bicycling was so compelling (the story left me wanting to know more) I chose to buy a breezer. Also from several emails and phone discussions with the Breezer crew (a great and helpful bunch of guys) I learned that a portion of Breezer profits go towards cycling advocacy.

Breezer bikes are about the best commuter bikes currently available here in the United States. I commute 10 miles each way with some pretty good hills, on a Schwinn Collegiate with a 3 speed internal gear hub and it is by far better for all around commuting than the Fuji Finest and Ace that I use for recreational riding on the weekends. When I wear out the Schwinn, I will go an d get a Breezer.

Well now, this is all very interesting. It has stimulated my curiosity. I will have to test ride a breezer sometime – especially if a Schwinn Collegiate rider recommends them (the Collegiate was and still is one of the smoothest rides on the road).

Mike, I may not be buying the Breezer too soon, I just picked up another Schwinn that I can use as a donor bike for the collegiate. I agree the old Schwinns have a nice ride and I still run across them at yard sales and out at the curb on trash night. As long as the supply lasts I may never buy a new bike again!

However there is nothing like having a new bike.

Hey, jfz, you can easily upgrade your three speed Collegiate to a five-speed. I have a bunch of old derailures if you need one.

In fact, the rear wheel, derailure, and shifter from an old abandoned mountain bike (or any other machine with a 26" wheel) is all you need to give yourself a couple more gear options.

I am wondering where these commuter Treks are being sold since I've never seen them. The bike shops are full of Treks but none are commuters.

The only Breezer bike I like is the Citizen. The rest are too expensive to leave on the streets so they are to be avoided.

Ive seen a couple of the Trek commuter bike 6045, a Nexus 7spd on a lightweight roadified MTB kind of thing. It seems to available only in Europe. I was very impressed with it, and originally thought is was a home-built upgrade by an experienced cycle commuter.

Mike,
Thanks for the offer but I really like the internal hub for commuting. I started out collecting 3 speed English bikes but found the Schwinn's more available here in the US. My current commuter has a Shimano 3 speed with a coaster brake-great for wet weather like today!

I e-mailed breezer and they directed me to Trophy Bikes in Philadelphia about 60 miles from my house. I agree the citizen is the best bet for a commuter, I have two good hills on my commute and can climb them sitting down with my 3-speed. The only problem I have with Breezer is the limited dealer network which I believe should only get better.

The Shimano Nexus 7spd hub on the Trek 6045 is an internal hub gear, like the Breezer. The MTB style frame is only different in having horizontal dropouts for chain tension.

I do not believe the Trek 6045 is available here in the US

I know exactly what you mean and agree 100%

You could make money hauling old Schwinns and the like out to the west coast for resale. A fairly substantial segment of urban cyclists are willing to pay very good money for these and similar old machines, from one speed cruisers to 10-speed 'racers'

Coming in 2004. Not all Trek dealers will necessarily carry them. See this thread:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...threadid=36531