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Is there such a thing as a step-through frame that's not err.. feminine?
With a baby seat on the back a traditional frame is a real bitch to mount if you're not Jean Claude Van Damme. Plus it'd be good to have a bike that the Mrs could use as a grocery grabber rather than driving the two blocks away just to get milk/bread etc. I wouldn't mind using it too for such trips, but I'm way too masculine to be seen dead on a girl's bike. ;-) She's err... "bicycle challenged" so it has to be dead easy to ride or she won't ever go near it, so I'm thinking coaster brakes and maybe a 3-speed hub to be as familiar as possible with the bikes she has ridden in the past. Anyone selling 3 speed hubs in Oz? I can only find them already fitted to bikes or the Nexus 7 speeds and they're a bit out of the price range of this project. The "Africabike" frame would be perfect if they made them for "rich" westerners - http://www.konabiketown.com/ -- www.ozcableguy.com www.oztechnologies.com |
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OzCableguy Wrote: Is there such a thing as a step-through frame that's not err.. feminine? With a baby seat on the back a traditional frame is a real bitch to mount if you're not Jean Claude Van Damme. Plus it'd be good to have a bike that the Mrs could use as a grocery grabber rather than driving the two blocks away just to get milk/bread etc. I wouldn't mind using it too for such trips, but I'm way too masculine to be seen dead on a girl's bike. ;-) There's a shop in Grey Street, St Kilda which sells that sort of thing, buggered if I can remember the name of it though. Next time I'm riding past I'll check. -- EuanB |
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OzCableguy Wrote: so I'm thinking coaster brakes and maybe a 3-speed hub to be as familiar as possible with the bikes she has ridden in the past. Anyone selling 3 speed hubs in Oz? I can only find them already fitted to bikes or the Nexus 7 speeds and they're a bit out of the price range of this project. I have in my garage my original bike from the 70's It has a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub. 40 spoke shell. still attached to 28" wheel. It could be used in such a project. would make a strong wheel. build date on the hub is about mid 60's. was overhauled 10 or so years ago, but not ridden since. complete with cables and lever. Mikeg -- mikeg |
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OzCableguy Wrote: Is there such a thing as a step-through frame that's not err.. feminine? With a baby seat on the back a traditional frame is a real bitch to mount if you're not Jean Claude Van Damme. Plus it'd be good to have a bike that the Mrs could use as a grocery grabber rather than driving the two blocks away just to get milk/bread etc. I wouldn't mind using it too for such trips, but I'm way too masculine to be seen dead on a girl's bike. ;-) She's err... "bicycle challenged" so it has to be dead easy to ride or she won't ever go near it, so I'm thinking coaster brakes and maybe a 3-speed hub to be as familiar as possible with the bikes she has ridden in the past. Anyone selling 3 speed hubs in Oz? I can only find them already fitted to bikes or the Nexus 7 speeds and they're a bit out of the price range of this project. The "Africabike" frame would be perfect if they made them for "rich" westerners - http://www.konabiketown.com/ -- www.ozcableguy.com www.oztechnologies.com For a short range shopping bike do you really need gears? I was thinking singlespeed cheapo girly frame MTB with rack & basket. Paint it a non-girly colour so you can use it too. -- Bikesoiler |
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It doesn't have to have a big gear, it can have a gear suitable for
getting up the biggest local hill. A shopping bike doesn't suggest serious miles, in most places 2-3kms? I've heard that some people don't even pedal down the hills. |
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"Bikesoiler" wrote in message ... For a short range shopping bike do you really need gears? I was thinking singlespeed cheapo girly frame MTB with rack & basket. Paint it a non-girly colour so you can use it too. Yeah, that was my thinking at first too but there are a few hills around here and I thought the gears would help a bit. On the other hand it's one more thing to worry about. |
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On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:38:34 +1100, mikeg wrote:
in Melbourne you could, but Sydney and Brisbane in places are more hillier Plenty of SSers (and Fixies) in Sydney. I'm riding an SS as my Uni bike at the moment, and I'm happy to ride it up the hills around here (North Shore Sydney) -- Dave Hughes | "My ambition, naturally, is to have a student quote my own words back to me without attribution in a final paper. That's an office hour I'd look forward to." -- Kieran Healy, on plagiarism |
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On 2006-03-01, PiledHigher (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: It doesn't have to have a big gear, it can have a gear suitable for getting up the biggest local hill. A shopping bike doesn't suggest serious miles, in most places 2-3kms? I've heard that some people don't even pedal down the hills. No way! That's just talking crazy, man! -- TimC Black holes are where God divided by zero. -- Steven Wright |
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