resolvedThe other half has permitted me to look for a bike for him for Christmas (he is suspicious of my attempts to turn him into an actual cyclist). He currently does a half-and-half commute - drives to the edge of town, parks, and then cycles the rest of the way to avoid the congestion, a distance of about 3 miles, but including a sharp hill.
His current bike is an 80s vintage Peugot road bike which is very light and beautiful but also quite highly geared and which is not allowed to be sullied with anything practical such as mudguards or a rack (it's pictured here). The plus side of it is that it's easy to take the front wheel off and throw it in the back of our hatchback, the downside is he ends up not riding it in the rain because of the lack of mudguards and it's when it rains that the congestion is really bad.
Ideally he'd like a bike that was as light and easy to get in and out of the car but which would look OK with mudguards, a chain guard and maybe a rack (he currently uses a backpack). Before you suggest it, he has nixed a folding bike. It also has to look 'cool', whatever that means...
Any suggestions?
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