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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
I know nothing about cruiser style bicycles, only having seen them at
places like Target. Are there any good quality, multi-speed cruisers (3 speed or 7 speed)? Maybe no such thing exists. |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
On Sep 2, 10:33*am, SMS wrote:
I know nothing about cruiser style bicycles, only having seen them at places like Target. Are there any good quality, multi-speed cruisers (3 speed or 7 speed)? Maybe no such thing exists. There are tons! Trek, Breezer, Electra... go to REI or a bike shop and ask. If they don't have any in stock, they should at least be able to show you a catalog containing some. Jenn |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
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" writes: On Sep 2, 10:33*am, SMS wrote: I know nothing about cruiser style bicycles, only having seen them at places like Target. Are there any good quality, multi-speed cruisers (3 speed or 7 speed)? Maybe no such thing exists. There are tons! Trek, Breezer, Electra... go to REI or a bike shop and ask. If they don't have any in stock, they should at least be able to show you a catalog containing some. The term: "cruiser bicycle" connotes to me fat-whitewall-tired beach bombers, much more than what is coming to be known as "city bikes." I wouldn't be surprised if Nirve (http://www.nirve.com) mfg's more up-market cruiser style bikes, since they also proffer other stylish configs, such as factory choppers. The mixte thing might be a stumbling block. I know it's a popular config for /tandem/ cruisers, but I dunno about one-seaters. And beach bombers generally tend to be one-gear, coaster-brake units. I tried to navigate what bizrate.com has to produce on the topic, but it got too gnarly. I'm tired from a hard day's work and I've gotta go to bed so I can get up at 3:30 AM. But there's a bunch of cruiser stuff in there. A URL to John Deere caught my eye, but I didn't pursue it. There were also some Nexus links. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
I know of no currently made mixte frames which is different from a
woman's frame. Ebay usually has a few though. |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
cmcanulty wrote:
I know of no currently made mixte frames which is different from a woman's frame. Ebay usually has a few though. Yeah, my mistake. This is a bike for my wife, who likes the upgright position, fenders, and chainguard, she sees on the cruisers. She doesn't need the fat tires. Her typical daily ride is 1 mile each way to work. However I'd like something that is also suitable for longer casual rides, and that has at least 7 speed internal or external gearing. Chain guard is no-compromise. If she insists on the cruiser style handlebars I can do something in that regard. So far I've found: Specialized Globe City 6 Wmn IG8 $910 Kettler Ibiza $550 Biria TC-Superlight 8 $840 Huffy Magellan $200 |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
My friend has an Electra Huli Huli.
Jenn |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
"SMS" wrote in message
... cmcanulty wrote: I know of no currently made mixte frames which is different from a woman's frame. Ebay usually has a few though. Yeah, my mistake. This is a bike for my wife, who likes the upgright position, fenders, and chainguard, she sees on the cruisers. She doesn't need the fat tires. Her typical daily ride is 1 mile each way to work. However I'd like something that is also suitable for longer casual rides, and that has at least 7 speed internal or external gearing. Chain guard is no-compromise. If she insists on the cruiser style handlebars I can do something in that regard. So far I've found: Specialized Globe City 6 Wmn IG8 $910 Kettler Ibiza $550 Biria TC-Superlight 8 $840 Huffy Magellan $200 If you want something really interesting, Trek is coming out with a belt-drive cruiser bike. I rode one at their dealer show; it's eerily quiet and smooth in a way that you didn't realize most bikes aren't. Very cool. Very expensive. Don't have the details handy at the moment (been a crazy day at the shop) but will try to get more info posted soon. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
cmcanulty wrote:
I know of no currently made mixte frames which is different from a woman's frame. Ebay usually has a few though. Rivendell makes a mixte frame: http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-243. VERY pricey, however. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia “Mary had a little lamb / And when she saw it sicken / She shipped it off to Packingtown / And now it’s labeled chicken.” |
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Looking for a decent Cruiser Bicycle, Mixte frame
On Sep 3, 12:35 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote: cmcanulty wrote: I know of no currently made mixte frames which is different from a woman's frame. Ebay usually has a few though. Rivendell makes a mixte frame: http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bicycle_models#product=50-243. VERY pricey, however. Pricey and designed around the silly, faddish, limited availability 650B rim/tire size. |
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