Which IGH bike?
03-05-13, 09:33 PM
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Which IGH bike?
Working with a budget of say $650 what IGH bike would you choose and why? I'm looking for a general purpose bike for around the neighborhood and around town running light errands or going for a sandwich. Thanks for any and all input/comments/discussion.
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A used Raleigh or some other English, Dutch or German 3 speed.
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I was gonna laugh at the $500 price tag on this '72 Raleigh in your area until I saw the pictures. Snap that thing up, I say.
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3541394235.html
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3541394235.html
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I was gonna laugh at the $500 price tag on this '72 Raleigh in your area until I saw the pictures. Snap that thing up, I say.
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3541394235.html
https://houston.craigslist.org/bik/3541394235.html
Only picture of it is of me and children in 1983.
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Very nice!
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
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Very nice!
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
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There are a lot of options out there. My go to bikes are all IGH and run the gamut from 70's vintage Raleigh Sports/Superbe/Twentys to a custom build up on a Dawes Galaxy frame using a 4 speed IGH. My newest one happens to be a Redline R530 with an 8 speed Alfine IGH. That bike was about $600 new in 2008, similar bikes are being built today by Trek, Giant, Linus, Electra and many others.
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I like both of those bikes. I think I'd lean toward the Raleigh though. It seems like an ok price although no super bargain either. I do like the look of the double top tube too though.
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In that condition, the Raleigh is worth it. Elegant bike. Lugged frames aren't something you generally see on new bikes for under $1500 these days, I think.
The Brooklyn is nice, too. Just remembered, it's a coaster brake, if that makes a difference to you.
The Brooklyn is nice, too. Just remembered, it's a coaster brake, if that makes a difference to you.
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Very nice!
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
Just now went up to Bike World on Broadway in San Antonio and looked at a Driggs 3. Steel frame (hi-ten, can't have everything at this price) and two top tubes, comes with the wooden crate on the back, quite the workhorse.
26" wheels with 1.75" tires, should ride smooth.
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I really like Worksman, but I never see them around.
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I like the Giant Via 1- https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...1/11502/55837/.
If you want more than 3 speeds, you basically have to go the online route to stay within budget. At least that's what I observed when I was kicking around the idea of getting an IGH bike.
If you want more than 3 speeds, you basically have to go the online route to stay within budget. At least that's what I observed when I was kicking around the idea of getting an IGH bike.
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I like the Giant Via 1- https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...1/11502/55837/.
If you want more than 3 speeds, you basically have to go the online route to stay within budget. At least that's what I observed when I was kicking around the idea of getting an IGH bike.
If you want more than 3 speeds, you basically have to go the online route to stay within budget. At least that's what I observed when I was kicking around the idea of getting an IGH bike.
The Schwinn IG5 has a couple more gears and is still well within budget. I think it's a neat bike, but it's an aluminum frame.
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If you buy a 3sp consider changing the front chain ring to a 36 tooth to make the 3 speed really friendly to ride.
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Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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I would use a 44 /18. 49.8--66.4--88.5 GIs. I shift to 92 GIs at about 18 mph.
If someday he drives it to someplace hilly, a 21T would still be plenty low geared.
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Yea, the highest point is probably bridges over the shipping channel.
theres 60M clearance under the the bridge, across the Columbia here, at high tide.
theres 60M clearance under the the bridge, across the Columbia here, at high tide.
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?