She picked a bike!!! (now I have to find one for her!)
09-09-12, 07:02 PM
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She picked a bike!!! (now I have to find one for her!)
That's good! The bad is, of course that it doesn't exist any more. Let me explain.
My wife like to come riding with me but doesn't like her bikes, either the MTB that she's had for years or her Marathon Mixtie. She had the chance to rent a "comfort bike" on vacation last week and LOVED it. She rode faster on that thing that I ever remember her riding on any other bike and smiled the whole time. She liked the way it felt comfort wise and the way it fit and the way it....shifted. Particularly the way it shifted. Of course it's an 8-spped shimano internally geared hub! I searched the 'net real quick during our rest stops and cold find NO one making a similar bike now. I not-so-subtly offered to BUY the very bike that she was riding from the rental company. No dice. So, when we got home I launched an all out search for an 8 speed IGH step-through comfort bike for her and.... I still can't find one!
Is there any one out there making a bike like this now? Please help me find one!
My wife like to come riding with me but doesn't like her bikes, either the MTB that she's had for years or her Marathon Mixtie. She had the chance to rent a "comfort bike" on vacation last week and LOVED it. She rode faster on that thing that I ever remember her riding on any other bike and smiled the whole time. She liked the way it felt comfort wise and the way it fit and the way it....shifted. Particularly the way it shifted. Of course it's an 8-spped shimano internally geared hub! I searched the 'net real quick during our rest stops and cold find NO one making a similar bike now. I not-so-subtly offered to BUY the very bike that she was riding from the rental company. No dice. So, when we got home I launched an all out search for an 8 speed IGH step-through comfort bike for her and.... I still can't find one!
Is there any one out there making a bike like this now? Please help me find one!
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09-09-12, 07:18 PM
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What brand was it? They still make bikes with the 8 speed nexus hubs, Breezer is one that comes to mind. If all else fails build one up on a frame that she likes. Electra is another.
My wife had a very nice GT Slipstream that we bought her about the time we were married, she never really mastered the 21 speed gear system. We won a 1972 Raleigh Colt 3 speed at a vintage event in Minneapolis. It fast became her favorite bike, she rode it more in the next 6 months than she had ridden the GT in the previous 6 years. We have since sold the Slipstream and have added 2 more 3 speeds and a 5 speed IGH to her bike collection. Eventual plan is to build up either an 8 speed or 11 speed IGH on a mixte frame for her.
What age and type of dropouts on the Mixte she has? You might be able to convert it.
Aaron
My wife had a very nice GT Slipstream that we bought her about the time we were married, she never really mastered the 21 speed gear system. We won a 1972 Raleigh Colt 3 speed at a vintage event in Minneapolis. It fast became her favorite bike, she rode it more in the next 6 months than she had ridden the GT in the previous 6 years. We have since sold the Slipstream and have added 2 more 3 speeds and a 5 speed IGH to her bike collection. Eventual plan is to build up either an 8 speed or 11 speed IGH on a mixte frame for her.
What age and type of dropouts on the Mixte she has? You might be able to convert it.
Aaron
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RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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09-09-12, 07:24 PM
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They don't usually have internal hubs, but the Trek Navigators(now being discontinued/re-branded for 2013) are VERY comfortable. I don't know what the 2013 equivalent model is though.
09-09-12, 08:55 PM
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BD has something that might work for you:
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...e_express8.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gt/gt_traffic_2.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/..._sporterra.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...e_express8.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gt/gt_traffic_2.htm
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/..._sporterra.htm
09-09-12, 09:15 PM
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Jamis Navigator 3.0. I can't convert any thing other than an different comfort bike with a shock. It's the whole package that she liked. I suppose that an 8 speed derailure might be OK if there is no other way. One sided shifting is the limit though!
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09-09-12, 09:16 PM
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1980ish Raleigh Marathon (Vintage Steel)
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09-09-12, 09:19 PM
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I'm actually kind of surprised... I've seen a number of urban comfort style bikes with IGH these days. I suppose it depends on what your LBS decide to stock. Take a look at OPUS brand bikes. They have some really sweet looking bikes. My wife recently got an Opus Nuovella:
https://opusbike.com/en/bikes/urban/urbanista/nuovella
Step through style, 7 speed IGH, alum frame (relatively lightweight)... she looks and feels far more comfortable on it than she ever did with her old hybrid.
https://opusbike.com/en/bikes/urban/urbanista/nuovella
Step through style, 7 speed IGH, alum frame (relatively lightweight)... she looks and feels far more comfortable on it than she ever did with her old hybrid.
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Globe has a 7-speed IGH. They also have a mixte version.
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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