Is a roadster a thing?
11-03-20 | 03:23 PM
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Is a roadster a thing?
I was recently running through some episodes of The GCN Show and one of the more recent ones they were talking about the EF Pro x Palace Cannondales that EF Pro are riding, and they mentioned the mechanic got one as well. They showed a picture of a virtually identical bike but with what looked to be MTB flat bars on it and it sounded like they referred to it as a roadster. Is that a thing or did I mishear?
11-03-20 | 03:36 PM
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No idea, but putting flat bars on a road racing bike sounds very hipster, so probably.
11-03-20 | 03:39 PM
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"Roadster" is a nice name for a new marketing-class of bike.
11-03-20 | 03:46 PM
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11-03-20 | 04:04 PM
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I think it's a regional thing, but I've heard it, too. "Roadster" seems to be applied to what are now unimaginatively called 'flat-bar road bikes'
Sporty, bars lower than the saddle, skinny-tire road bike running gear. Basically a road bike with everything but the drops.
Sporty, bars lower than the saddle, skinny-tire road bike running gear. Basically a road bike with everything but the drops.
11-03-20 | 04:17 PM
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11-03-20 | 04:31 PM
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Maybe Roadster is an English term? Much like bonnet, or lorry, or bobbie....
11-03-20 | 04:44 PM
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11-03-20 | 04:48 PM
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Or just call it a road bike; https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...208:00:50%20AM
11-03-20 | 05:12 PM
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11-03-20 | 05:43 PM
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Yup people do it all the time
11-03-20 | 06:03 PM
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11-03-20 | 06:43 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadster_(bicycle))
During the past few decades, traditionally styled roadster bicycles have regained popularity in the Western world, particularly as a lifestyle or fashion statement in an urban environment.
11-03-20 | 06:49 PM
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Is my bike a roadster? Flat bars, road drivetrain, 28mm tires, seat higher than stem . . ..
Getting giddy that I may be hip!
Getting giddy that I may be hip!
11-03-20 | 07:43 PM
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I have a similar bike, sans front derailleur. It was sold as a "flat bar road bike," an "endurance" bike, and an "urban" bike, to name a few.
It's a hybrid.
It's a hybrid.
11-03-20 | 07:50 PM
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Thanks for shooting down the notion that I may be hip at least once in my life.
11-03-20 | 07:57 PM
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Your link isn't quite working for me. I think forum software is mucking it up - closing paren is causing problems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadster_(bicycle))
Of course.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadster_(bicycle))
Of course.
I'm pretty sure the euro brands still make traditionally styled and modernized versions. Something like the Gazelle below, and Pashley's.
https://www.pashley.co.uk/bikes/bicy...-sovereign.php
https://www.gazelle.nl/puurnl-midnight
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11-03-20 | 07:59 PM
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11-03-20 | 08:17 PM
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11-03-20 | 08:34 PM
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11-04-20 | 04:51 AM
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