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"The best city bikes" according to the Guardian

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  1. allebong
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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/16/bicycle-review-best-of-city-bikes

    Remember, for city bikes, it's all about minimalism and 'less is more'....except when it comes to spending money on them!

    Comments are good for a laugh. For me, a city bike can be expected to perform the following functions:

    *Be ridden all year round no matter how foul the weather - full mudguards please!

    *Be able to cope with hills and headwinds even when I'm exhausted - wide range of gears essential

    *Not shake me to pieces on the excellent road surfaces around town - no thanks to 23mm tyres

    *Be able to carry heavy items for me instead of straining with a rugsack - perhaps there is some means of attaching bags to the bike itself...

    *And, by far the most controversial, have some means of reliably stopping from high speed. I'm picturing some sort of hand operated lever that is capable of applying friction to, say, the wheel rims. Such a notion will have me excluded from hipster circles faster than you can say 'Clermiston Road'

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. Darkerside
    Member

    Based on that list, I think I'd end up on the 'Gazelle Toer'.

    Possibly I could go avec kilt to take full advantage of the skirt guard.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. ruggtomcat
    Member

    Terrible piece.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Agree, rubbish article, but stick some mudguards and a rack on the Tokyo bike and it probably ticks the boxes.

    I don't think a "City bike" should be costing that much though, as clearly it's more prone to getting knicked than your best Saturday bike that never is left anywhere out of site (if at all). It shouldn't look loud or bling or be attractive to a thief.

    For many people who live 4 floors up, it shouldn't be so heavy as to preclude carrying it up stairs.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. amir
    Member

    The Tokyo has some saddle:
    "Sit on the moulded saddle and a Zen-like calm washes over you"

    ?

    Posted 11 years ago #

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